Bayeux Tapestry Loan Drives Record Ticket Sales at British Museum
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The British Museum broke its own single-day ticket sale records after announcing the one-year loan of the Bayeux Tapestry. Up to 80,000 people queued online for up to 9 hours, and all available slots sold out within 24 hours. The tapestry is a 230-foot medieval textile depicting the events leading to the 1066 Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest.
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· 3 pulledTicket-seekers hoping to see the artefact this fall queued online for up to 9 hours, with up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon.
Within 24 hours, all available slots were sold out.
The Bayeux Tapestry, a monumental 230 foot long medieval textile, depicts the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the subsequent Norman Conquest of England.
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