The Bayeux Tapestry Collection

A capsule collection of embroidered products based on the Bayeux Tapestry, a historical and artistic treasure of the medieval world. The vast embroidered textile tells the dramatic story of the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

Read about the collection and the making of our very own Hand & Lock Bayeux Tapestry here

About the British Museum

Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world. The collection tells the stories of cultures across the world, from the dawn of human history, over two million years ago, to the present. Objects range from the earliest tools made by humans and remarkable finds from the ancient world to more recent acquisitions from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, as well as the national collections of prints and drawings, and coins and medals.