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Sold-Out Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition Opens at British Museum

Britain's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opened at the British Museum to sold-out crowds, sparking 'mania' for the medieval embroidery.

10 Sept, 02:05 — 10 Sept, 07:23
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le-mondeHigh2h ago

Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at British Museum opens

The British Museum has so far sold a record 100,000 tickets for the highly anticipated showing of the medieval artwork depicting the 1066 Battle of Hastings.

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The GuardianMostly Factual3h ago

Thursday briefing: 68 facts about the Bayeux tapestry as it goes on display

In today’s newsletter: No Bayeux ticket? Everything you need to know about the sold-out exhibition – from its epic journey to London to a Game of Thrones likeness Good morning. If you live in the UK, you have probably heard about the Bayeux tapestry exhibition, which opens today, and you probably haven’t got a ticket. The digital queue was nine-hours long when they first went on sale in July, and the exhibition has already broken the British Museum’s record for the number of tickets sold in a...

By Hettie O'Brien

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France 24High7h ago

Bayeux Tapestry 'mania' sweeps UK as sold-out exhibition opens

London's sold-out Bayeux Tapestry exhibition will open Thursday to a British public gripped by "mania" as the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England goes on display outside France for the first time.

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rfi-englishMostly Factual7h ago

Bayeux Tapestry 'mania' sweeps UK as sold-out exhibition opens

London's sold-out Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opens on Thursday to a British public gripped by "mania" as the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England goes on display outside France for the first time.

By RFI

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