Kids Invited to Finish the Famous Bayeux Tapestry!
Primary school students from all over the UK are being asked to use their imaginations to design a missing piece of the historic Bayeux Tapestry.

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Primary school children between the ages of 7 and 11 across the UK have been invited to help complete a famous piece of history. They are taking part in a special contest to imagine what the missing part of the nearly 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry might look like. This amazing artwork tells the story of the Norman invasion of Britain and the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066. The tapestry is coming back to the UK for the first time in 900 years and will be shown at the British Museum starting in September. The contest, called 'Beyond the Battle,' was organized by the arts group Art Explora and the charity English Heritage. It asks classes to work together to design and stitch a new panel. Instead of showing a battle, the students are asked to create something that shows 'a better tomorrow.' The classes that win will get a fun trip to London to see the real tapestry at the British Museum, plus a visit to the site of the 1066 Battle of Hastings or another cool historical spot. The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most famous pieces of art in the world. It is a long, embroidered cloth measuring nearly 70 meters. It shows events that happened between 1064 and 1066, but it ends suddenly because a piece is missing. The Battle of Hastings changed English history forever when William the Conqueror took the throne from Harold Godwinson. People believe the tapestry was made in Kent, England, shortly after the battle ended. It was likely ordered by Bishop Odo of Bayeux, who was the half-brother of William the Conqueror, and then sent over to France. Usually, the tapestry lives in the Bayeux Museum in Normandy, France. Because the museum is being fixed up, they are letting the British Museum borrow the artwork. It was brought back to England very carefully, using a special crate to keep it safe, and it even had a police escort!
📰 Source:BBC Newsround


