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New tickets on sale to see the Bayeux Tapestry in London, despite exhibition hiccups

It must be said that thirty-five seconds for each of the 58 scenes which recount the conquest of England is a bit short.

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Key facts

  • But the curious linger, the delays pile up and, at the end of September, 200 people with tickets left empty-handed without having seen the tapestry.…
  • The contract concluded with France strictly limits the exhibition time in order to preserve the thousand-year-old work.
  • Last summer, 100,000 tickets were sold in a few hours during the first sale.

But the curious linger, the delays pile up and, at the end of September, 200 people with tickets left empty-handed without having seen the tapestry. Last summer, 100,000 tickets were sold in a few hours during the first sale.

It must be said that thirty-five seconds for each of the 58 scenes which recount the conquest of England is a bit short.

The contract concluded with France strictly limits the exhibition time in order to preserve the thousand-year-old work.

Last summer, 100,000 tickets were sold in a few hours during the first sale.

The contract with France strictly limits the exhibition time to preserve the thousand-year-old work.

In London, the Bayeux tapestry is a victim of its success.

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