Bayeux

[bahy-yoo, ba-yœ]

noun

1. a town in Calvados, N France, in Normandy, near the English Channel: museum displaying the Bayeux tapestry, commemorating the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

Bayeux

/ bajø /

noun

1. a town in NW France, on the River Aure: its museum houses the Bayeux tapestry and there is a 13th-century cathedral: dairy foods, plastic. Pop: 14 961 (1999)

Example Sentences

The museum said the ball, which will coincide with the London Film Festival and Frieze Art Fair, will help raise "vital funds" for its international partnerships, including plans to host the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry next year, on loan from France.

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The Bayeux Tapestry, which documents the Norman invasion of England in 1066, will be closed to the public in France from Monday as opposition mounts ahead of its move to London.

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The last few weeks have seen a big rise in visitor numbers at the Bayeux Museum ahead of its closure from 1 September.

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The Bayeux Tapestry, which dates back to the 11th Century, charts a contested time in Anglo-French relations, as Anglo Saxon dominance was replaced by Norman rule.

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The Bayeux Tapestry will be displayed from September 2026 until July 2027, while its current home, the Bayeux Museum, is being renovated.

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