Conference: ‘The Bayeux Tapestry Now’, Swedenborg House, London, 7 November 2026

The Medieval Dress And Textile Society Presents: ‘The Bayeux Tapestry Now’

A one-day Symposium in London with leading experts on the Bayeux Tapestry. From September 2026 to July 2027 the Bayeux Tapestry will be loaned to the British Museum.

Date: 7 November 2026                                                                                    

Time: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm (BST)

Location: Swedenborg House, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way London, WC1A 2TH 

Speakers:

• David Bates, Emeritus, University of East Anglia
• Shirley Ann Brown, Emerita, York University, Toronto
• George Camiller, Birkbeck, University of London
• Clarisse Chavanne, Musée Curie, Paris
• Millie Horton-Insch, British Museum
• Maggie Kneen, Edinburgh University
• Sylvette Lemagnen, Honorary Chief Curator of the Bayeux Tapestry
• Alexandra Lester-Makin, Manchester Metropolitan University
• Michael Lewis, British Museum
• Gale R. Owen-Crocker, Emerita, The University of Manchester

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