Photo ban at museum: taking pictures of the Bayeux Tapestry forbidden

The British Museum has officially banned visitors from photographing the famous 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and the events leading up to the historic Battle of Hastings. Although curators initially allowed photography, people stopping to take pictures along the 68-meter medieval artwork caused long queues and seriously delayed entry for ticket-holding visitors.

"Postxronika.az" reports, citing the BBC, that museum management decided to impose this strict restriction in order to ensure a continuous, one-directional flow of people entering the venue in groups every 40 minutes and to create equal viewing conditions for everyone. This priceless exhibit, brought from its permanent location in France's Normandy region under a historic agreement reached between the two countries, was transported to London in a climate-controlled case over 350 kilometers under police escort, and will be on display until July 2027.

While the price of admission tickets to the exhibition — up to three times higher than the equivalent in France — has drawn some criticism, all tickets planned through the end of December have already completely sold out. For those unable to see the original work, a full-scale replica is on free display at Reading Museum and Tewkesbury Abbey

Rəşad Hüseynov