00:00the bayeux tapestry recently returned to the uk for the first time in almost one thousand years going on display
00:07at the museum on the tenth of september
00:10however less than two weeks on visitors have now been told they are not allowed to take any photos of
00:16the 70 meter long
00:17artifact although curators had initially allowed ticket holders to take photos the ban was rolled out
00:24after people stopping to photograph the artwork were delaying others from being able to access the
00:30exhibition in a statement a british museum spokesperson said there has been enormous interest
00:37in viewing the tapestry and their priority is to ensure that all visitors have the best experience
00:44possible before it even went on display the british museum said demand to see the once in a lifetime
00:51exhibition has already been unprecedented when general admission tickets weren't on sale in july
00:59the museum recorded the single biggest day of ticket sales in its history generating more than 2.4 million
01:06pounds in sales in the first 24 hours tickets to the exhibition are sold out until the next released
01:13on the 21st of october the tapestry is considered to be one of the wonders of the medieval world
01:19and offers an insight into the life of 11th century england both before and after the conquest
01:27earliest
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