Bayeux Tapestry: Tens of thousands rush to buy tickets for British Museum exhibition

When it went on display at the British Museum in September, tens of thousands of people faced long queues to buy the first tickets.

In the year An 11th-century tapestry depicting the Norman invasion of England in 1066 is being loaned to England, while the Beyuz Museum in Normandy is undergoing a major renovation of its former home.

The 70-metre-long masterpiece will be on display in London for 10 months – the first time the tapestry has been shown on British soil.

More than 65,000 people joined the queue online after the first tickets were released at 10.00 BST on Wednesday.

Some social media users said they spent hours in virtual queues only for their requests to expire, while others said they successfully got tickets.

Before tickets went on sale, the British Museum said it was “anticipating huge interest and demand”.

The director of the museum, Dr. Nicholas Cullinan He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. It was an “unbelievable event” for the tape to arrive in the UK on Wednesday.

Dr Cullinan said great care would be taken to preserve the embroidery during the tour and British ticket buyers would have the chance to see it in full length.

“From the point of view of conservation, the best way to show it is laid out, but another very interesting thing is seen in one long line.

“This is the first time in ages that people have been able to see the entire tape recording.”

The embroidery will be transported through the urotunnel in the coming weeks, and will be displayed in a specially designed glass case.