Bayeux Tapestry ticket sale draws strong demand

Culture · First reported 26 Oct, 00:01 · Updated 22:06

Monzo data showed a sharp spending surge when the British Museum released a second batch of Bayeux Tapestry tickets, with buyers including many under 35 and people from outside London. The museum said it had changed visitor arrangements in response to demand.

Monzo recorded £14,100 in payments to the British Museum during the first hour of the second ticket release, 48 times its usual Wednesday-morning level.
The first-hour total was about twice the opening-morning spending cited for The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day: £7,000 and £6,300 respectively.
Monzo customers spent £30,500 on tickets in the first two hours; average spending per buyer was reported as £97, compared with £19 on Spider-Man’s opening morning.
The reports said 55% of buyers in the latest sale were under 35, and almost half lived outside London; the most distant purchases were associated with Glasgow.
Tickets sold out within three hours, according to The Guardian; the museum said the response had led to changes including a ban on visitor photography.