UNG to display full-size replica of the 224-foot-long Bayeux Tapestry

DAHLONEGA - In 2014, the University of North Georgia (UNG) acquired the only hand-painted, full-size replica of the 224-foot-long Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts historic events leading up to the Norman conquest of England. Created in the 1070s, the original, embroidered Bayeux Tapestry is considered a masterpiece of medieval art.

The painted-canvas replica was commissioned in the 1980s by Dr. E. D. Wheeler, a retired judge and former dean at Oglethorpe University. The piece will be on public display at UNG's Dahlonega Campus tomorrow between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Dining Hall banquet room.

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