British Museum boss 'sorry' for Bayeux Tapestry visitor issues
To put it into context, we're three weeks into the exhibition run. Next week, we'll hit our 100,000th visitor, which is a pretty extraordinary statistic. The vast number of visitors report having a very good experience."Asked if the museum team had asked the embroidery's home museum in Bayeux for advice on queue management and timings, Cullinan said they had.
- ▪To put it into context, we're three weeks into the exhibition run.
- ▪Next week, we'll hit our 100,000th visitor, which is a pretty extraordinary statistic.
- ▪The vast number of visitors report having a very good experience."Asked if the museum team had asked the embroidery's home museum in Bayeux for advice on queue management and timings, Cullinan said they had.
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- ▪ British Museum Says It’s Extending Bayeux Tapestry Viewing Hours — NYT — World
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British Museum boss 'sorry' for Bayeux Tapestry visitor issuesImage source, Getty ImagesByEmma SaundersCulture reporterPublished6 minutes agoThe head of the British Museum has apologised for the experience some visitors have had at its blockbuster Bayeux Tapestry exhibition.The London institution has announced changes to how visitors see the historic work over concerns of overcrowding."Anyone that doesn't have a good experience, we're really sorry about that and we want to put it right," Nicholas Cullinan told the BBC's culture and media editor Katie Razzall.The new plans include longer opening hours, an audio guide, additional seating and clearer signage.Some people reported waits of up to two hours.
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