Mary Beard suggests ‘tweaks’ to British Museum’s handling of queues to see Bayeux tapestry
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…
The Guardian reports: 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 of improvements to the British Museum.
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