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British Museum bans photos of Bayeux Tapestry to ease crowding

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The British Museum in London has banned visitors from photographing the Bayeux Tapestry to keep crowds moving through the exhibition, the museum confirmed on Monday, September 21. The rule change came two weeks into the display, after visitors stopping to take pictures of the 68-metre medieval embroidery slowed the flow of other guests. The tapestry, woven in the late 11th century, depicts events around the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and is on loan to Britain from France as part of a historic loan, with the London exhibition running until 2027. Tickets are sold out through December 31, with new tickets to be released on October 21, according to Politika. French outlets including Le Monde and BFMTV emphasised the museum’s stated aim of smoother visitor circulation, while The Independent noted the rules were changed just two weeks into the exhibition.

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Publication timeline

  1. · BBC News (outlet profile)

    British Museum bans visitors from photographing Bayeux Tapestry. Visitors stopping to take pictures of the 68m medieval embroidery were holding up others, prompting the rule change.

  2. · Российская газета (outlet profile)

    Британский музей запретил делать фото знаменитого гобелена из Байе. Британский музей в связи с огромным количеством посетителей решил ввести запрет на фотографирование гобелена из Байе - известного экспоната, который бы…

  3. · France 24 (outlet profile)

    British Museum bans photos of Bayeux Tapestry as crowds linger. The British Museum has banned visitors from taking pictures of the Bayeux Tapestry in order to keep the crowds flowing through an unprecedented London exhi…

  4. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    British Museum bans photos of Bayeux Tapestry as crowds flock to display. The rules have been changed just two weeks into the exhibition

  5. · BFMTV (outlet profile)

    Le British Museum interdit les photos à l'exposition de la Tapisserie de Bayeux. Le British Museum a interdit aux visiteurs de l'exposition de la Tapisserie de Bayeux de prendre des photographies, afin que la circulatio…

  6. · Sud Ouest (outlet profile)

    Tapisserie de Bayeux : face à l’afflux de visiteurs, le British Museum interdit les photos à l’exposition. Afin que la circulation du très nombreux public venu découvrir ce trésor médiéval soit plus fluide, la direction…

  7. · Tanjug (outlet profile)

    Britanski muzej zabranio fotografisanje na izložbi Tapiserije iz Bajea

  8. · Politika (outlet profile)

    Британски музеј забранио фотографисање на изложби Таписерије из Бајеа. Улазнице су распродате до 31. децембра, али ће нове бити пуштене у продају 21. октобра

  9. · Le Monde (outlet profile)

    Face à l’affluence, le British Museum interdit les photos à l’exposition de la tapisserie de Bayeux. En immortalisant les détails de la broderie, les visiteurs ralentissaient la circulation dans le musée, a justifié l’i…

  10. · Telegraf (outlet profile)

    Zabranjeno fotografisanje! Velika promena na popularnoj izložbi srednjovekovnog remek-dela, razlog jednostavan. Tapiserija iz Bajea, srednjovekovno remek-delo koje prikazuje događaje oko bitke kod Hejstingsa 1066.

Factual core

  • The British Museum has banned photography at its exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry.
  • The ban was introduced to keep crowds flowing through the exhibition.
  • The ban on photography applies to the entire exhibition.

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