Overview
- General admission sales begin 1 July, with phased releases for September–December 2026, January–March 2027, and April–July 2027 entry windows.
- The museum expects about 7.5 million visitors during the display as the tapestry returns to UK soil for the first time in nearly a millennium.
- The exhibition is slated to open in early September, following a Piccadilly Circus promotion attended by British Museum leaders and French ambassador Hélène Duchêne.
- The state-to-state loan has prompted conservation concerns from former Bayeux museum director Isabelle Attard and artist David Hockney, while the British Museum says strict safeguards will govern handling and display.
- Transport will be by secured road-and-rail convoy on undisclosed dates after route "dummy runs," and the UK has provided indemnity coverage reportedly up to £800 million.