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British Museum Bans Photography of Bayeux Tapestry to Keep Lines Moving
The British Museum has banned photography of the Bayeux Tapestry to reduce queuing, aiming to keep visitor lines moving at the medieval embroidery's London showing.
The British Museum has banned photography of the Bayeux Tapestry at its current exhibition in London.
The restriction, first reported by The Art Newspaper, applies to the gallery holding the 11th-century embroidery, which is on loan to Britain for the first time in roughly 900 years.
A representative for the museum explained the reasoning: photography bans help control crowds and reduce waiting times for visitors hoping to see the work. Photography will be permitted elsewhere in the exhibition, the museum confirmed.
The Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered cloth measuring nearly 70 metres, depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, culminating in the Battle of Hastings.
Source: NYT Arts
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