The Bayeux Tapestry is stored in the Tapestry Museum, one of 3 Bayeux Museums included in a combo ticket. The other two museums are the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy and the MAHB (Art & History Museum). You can purchase individual tickets, combo tickets for 2 of the 3 museums or combo tickets for all 3 museums. You save a few euros when purchased in combo. The Tapestry Museum is €9.50. The other 2 museums are €7.50. Combo 2-museum ticket is €12 (you have to designate which museums you want to see) and combo 3-museum ticket is €15.
The tapestry is 230 feet long and has 50 scenes. The embroidered tapestry was likely commissioned in 1070 and it's impressive that it has survived intact. It was originally displayed in the Bayeux Cathedral but is now kept in a temperature & light-controlled room. There is an audio guide that comes with the price of admission. The audio guide cannot be paused. The commentary starts when you enter the room. Listen to the audio and follow the scenes. Try not to enter the room behind a tour group.
The embroidery is rudimentary and the description is in Latin.
After seeing the tapestry, follow the arrows in the museum to the film that explains the tapestry. I think it would have been better to see the film before seeing the tapestry but that's not the way the museum is set up.
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