Bayeux Tapestry tickets spark nine-hour online queues at British Museum

The British Museum opened ticket sales on Wednesday morning for its upcoming exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry, set to run from September. By mid-afternoon, up to 80,000 people were queuing online, with wait times reaching nine hours. It marks the first time the 11th-century wool-on-linen artwork will be displayed outside France, generating extraordinary public demand.

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