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Just finished the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the BM. Took about an hour including the queue. I can see how the queue could build up during the day though. It was nice to see it in person.
They had an audio guide, which sort of encouraged you to move along, and was actually quite good.
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What's left from Elgin's looting of the Parthenon sculptures, displayed in the Acropolis Museum, in Athens, with the Acropolis itself in the background, lit by the Mediterranean sun in a late afternoon. It doesn't get better than that. That, is the place.
Excellent photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters
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Mary Beard suggests ‘tweaks’ to British Museum’s handling of queues to see Bayeux tapestry.
Classicist and museum trustee visited the line after people complained of waiting for hours, with some turned away
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/05/mary-beard-british-museum-queues-bayeux-tapestry #globalmuseum #museums #BritishMuseum #BayeuxTapestry
London National Gallery’s visitor numbers remain below pre-Covid levels, despite renovation boost – The Art Newspaper
London’s National Gallery is still struggling to recover its pre-Covid visitor numbers, despite a boost from the reopening…
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https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/35670/
FAD NEWS: Wyclef Jean to headline British Museum Ball 2026
Wyclef Jean at the British Museum Room (portrait) © Rowben Lantion Wyclef Jean has been announced as the…
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https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/35666/
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/35670/ London National Gallery’s visitor numbers remain below pre-Covid levels, despite renovation boost – The Art Newspaper #ArtGallery #BritishMuseum #London #LondonArtGallery #NationalGallery #NaturalHistoryMuseum #VisitorFigures
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Greek prime minister pledges to ‘ramp up’ efforts to regain Parthenon marbles
By Helena Smith in Athens
Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, had been supportive of restitution efforts in the past
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https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/35639/ New tapestry commissioned by David Hockney installed at Guildhall Art Gallery – The Irish News #AlbertaWhittle #ArtGallery #arts #BeyondBayeux:TapestryNow #BrendanBarns #BritishMuseum #CeliaJoicey #CityOfLondon #CityOfLondonCorporation #DavidHockney #DovecotStudios #GuildhallArtGallery #HeatherCarroll #HurvinAnderson #LincolnCollege #London #LondonArtGallery #PaulAndrews #RachelMaclean #SirPeterBlake #TaniaKovats #UK #UniversityOfOxford #YinkaShonibare
FAD NEWS: Wyclef Jean to headline British Museum Ball 2026
Wyclef Jean at the British Museum Room (portrait) © Rowben Lantion Wyclef Jean has been announced as the…
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1239981/
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British Museum to extend Bayeux Tapestry opening hours – The Art Newspaper
The British Museum has announced plans to extend opening hours for its blockbuster Bayeux Tapestry exhibition after some…
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British Museum to extend Bayeux Tapestry opening hours – The Art Newspaper
The British Museum has announced plans to extend opening hours for its blockbuster Bayeux Tapestry exhibition after some…
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British Museum to extend Bayeux Tapestry opening hours https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/10/05/british-museum-extend-bayeux-tapestry-opening-hours?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BritishMuseum #BayeuxTapestry
Mary Beard suggests ‘tweaks’ to British Museum’s handling of queues to see Bayeux tapestry
By Helena Horton
Classicist and museum trustee visited the line after people complained of waiting for hours, with some turned away
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/05/mary-beard-british-museum-queues-bayeux-tapestry
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Mary Beard suggests ‘tweaks’ to British Museum’s handling of queues to see Bayeux tapestry https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/05/mary-beard-british-museum-queues-bayeux-tapestry #BritishMuseum #MaryBeard #BayeuxTapestry #Museums #London #UkNews #England #Culture
From hotel suites to virtual reality, museums turn to licensing deals as costs rise
By Zoe Wood
Natural History Museum and British Museum among cultural institutions leveraging collections and exhibitions
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From hotel suites to virtual reality, museums turn to licensing deals as costs rise https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/05/hotel-suites-virtual-reality-museums-licensing-deals-costs-rise #RetailIndustry #Museums #Business #UkNews #NaturalHistoryMuseum #BritishMuseum #Va #Culture #Heritage #ArtAndDesign #VirtualReality
https://www.europesays.com/se/406867/ Långa köer och klasskamp om Bayeuxtapeten #BritishMuseum #Entertainment #konst #SE #Svenska #Sverige #Sweden #Swedish #Underhållning