Permanent Collection · Romanesque Masterpiece

The Bayeux
Tapestry

The complete 1066 Norman Conquest in 21 calibrated high-definition scenes, from King Edward's court to the Battle of Hastings.

Independent Curatorial Context

On the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, Trace Museum offers, in total independence and without affiliation with the museum, a chance to revisit twenty-one scenes of the work — or discover those you may have missed.

Enter gallery 21 scenes

The Bayeux Tapestry — Scene 17: Shield Wall Clash at Hastings

Embroidered Chronicle · c. 1070

The Bayeux Tapestry

Scene 17 · The Shield Wall Clash

Curated Heritage

Exhibitions & Cycles

Rigorous selections from the universal public domain, documented scene by scene and canvas by canvas.

The Bayeux Tapestry (c. 1070) — The Clash of Hastings and the Saxon Shield-Wall

c. 1070 · 21 Calibrated Scenes

The Bayeux Tapestry

Echoing the historic loan to the British Museum

Eva Gonzalès (1847–1883) — Impressionist Audacity — Children on the Sand Dunes, Grandcamp

1849—1883 · 7 Masterworks

Eva Gonzalès

Echoing the Petit Palais retrospective

Claude Monet (1840–1926) — Painting Time — The Water Lily Pond: Green Harmony

1840—1926 · 8 Masterworks

Claude Monet

Echoing the centenary exhibition at the Musée de l'Orangerie

Paul Cezanne (1839–1906) — Cezanne and Us — Montagne Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine

1839—1906 · 8 Masterworks

Paul Cézanne

Echoing the 'Cezanne and Us' retrospective at the Grand Palais

Wondrous Flora — Eight botanical plates 1705-1887 — Fly Agaric (Agaricus muscarius)

1705—1887 · 8 Botanical Plates

Wondrous Flora

From historical plates of Europe's premier botanical archives

Mary Cassatt (1844–1926) — Being Independent — Autumn, Portrait of Lydia Cassatt

1844—1926 · 8 Masterworks

Mary Cassatt

Echoing the 'Being Independent' exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay