Mary Beard suggests ‘tweaks’ to British Museum’s handling of queues to see Bayeux tapestry

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Classicist and museum trustee visited the line after people complained of waiting for hours, with some turned away Mary Beard has intervened in the row about excessively long queues for the Bayeux tapestry by visiting the line and submitting a list o…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:55:50 UTC.

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