David Hockney Criticises Plan to Move Bayeux Tapestry to UK
The celebrated artist David Hockney has publicly criticised plans to temporarily relocate the historic Bayeux Tapestry from France to London. The 88-year-old painter has warned that moving the nearly 1,000-year-old artefact poses an unacceptable risk to its preservation.The BBC News Channel reports that Hockney's comments come in response to a proposal for the 70-metre-long embroidery to be displayed at the British Museum from September, while its permanent home in Bayeux, Normandy, undergoes...
