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Story summary
- David Hockney, a British artist, opposes the British Museum's plan to transport the Bayeux Tapestry.
- The tapestry is a 70-meter-long artifact displayed in Bayeux for nearly a millennium.
- Hockney warns that temperature and humidity changes during transport could cause irreversible harm.
- He argues educational benefits do not justify the risks.
- The tapestry is to be loaned as part of a cultural exchange, despite more than 40,000 signatories opposing relocation.
