Bayeux mania peaks as 1,000-year-old tapestry exhibition opens in London ↧ ↧ Bayeux mania peaks as 1,000-year-old tapestry exhibition opens in L... The first visitors to the British Museum's blockbuster ‌Bayeux Tapestry exhibition spoke of their excitement at seeing with their own eyes the 1,000-year-old embroidery many remember from school lessons.