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Bayeux tapestry tickets generate nine-hour online queues as public scramble for access
Published 1 July 2026 ยท india
Reports say up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon for chance to see historic artwork at British Museum People keen to see the Bayeux tapestry
Reports say up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon for chance to see historic artwork at British Museum People keen to see the Bayeux tapestry faced online queues of up to nine hours when tickets went on sale for the first time on Wednesday morning. The British Museum, which is hosting the wool-on-linen artwork from September, saw huge traffic to its ticketing website as a scramble for access began. Continue reading...
Published: July 1, 2026 โข 9:07 PM IST ยท Updated: July 1, 2026 โข 9:41 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Reports say up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon for chance to see historic artwork at British Museum People keen to see the Bayeux tapestry faced online queues of up to nine hours when tickets went on sale for the first time on Wednesday morning.
The British Museum, which is hosting the wool-on-linen artwork from September, saw huge traffic to its ticketing website as a scramble for access began.