The Hastings Embroidery
Town Hall
OngoingOn now · until 01 Nov
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Hastings Embroidery Exhibition
The Hastings Embroidery is back on display at Hastings Town Hall for the first time in many years. It was crafted in 1966 to mark the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings and it is being exhibited to coincide with the Bayeux Tapestry being on display at the British Museum. Created by the Royal School of Needlework, this richly detailed work traces history from 1066 through nine centuries
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The Hastings Embroidery
Created for the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, the embroidery extends the storytelling tradition of the Bayeux Tapestry, tracing history from 1066 through nine centuries of English life. This extraordinary 243-foot embroidery depicts monarchs, explorers, reformers and innovators, celebrating the enduring craftsmanship of stitched storytelling and its power to preserve cultural memory