British Museum Director Reflects on Historic Loan of the Bayeux Tapestry from France

British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan: 'The Bayeux Tapestry, in a non-nationalistic way, is clearly part of our national identity'

With just seven days to go before the exhibition opens, the director of the British Museum, Nicholas Cullinan, reflects on the extraordinary journey involved in the loan and transfer of this monumental work from France to England.