A Tapestry of Trees at The British Museum Open to the Public

Andy Sturgeon’s intallation – A Tapestry of Trees at the British Museum is now open to the public.  This exhibit was commissioned to herald the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry at the Museum which visitors will be able to see from September. Andy brought in a temporary forest of 37 birch trees, Betula pendula,  to evoke an ancient Sussex woodland and matched the colours of the tapestry in the dyes that he used for the hessian that wraps the trees. These colourful rootballs are now doubling as places to sit in the historic courtyard and enjoy the dappled shade of the birches. The trees are being carefully watered and cared for while they are on site and will return to the tree nursery from which they came after the exhibition which closes on 6th June.