The British Museum Will Extend Its Hours Amid ‘Extraordinary’ Demand for Bayeux Tapestry

Crowds of visitors have swarmed the British Museum since the Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London from its home in Normandy, France, earlier this fall. Along with unprecedented attendance figures and fervent international interest in the 230-foot-long textile have come some visitor experience snafus, including closing early due to an unrelated gala dinner and being sued by a blind man for not providing audio tours.In response to some of these issues, which have resulted in visitors not being able t