Blind visitor prompts British Museum to improve Bayeux Tapestry access
LONDON, Oct 2 — The British Museum will provide an audio-described tour of the Bayeux Tapestry after a visually im...
LONDON, October 2 — The British Museum has announced plans to offer an audio-described tour of the Bayeux Tapestry following complaints from a visually impaired visitor. The nearly 1,000-year-old artwork, on loan from France, was recently displayed in a new exhibition and has attracted excited crowds since its opening earlier last month.
The visually impaired man, Yusuf Ali Osman, alleged that the museum's current display of the tapestry breached equalities laws. In response to the criticism, the British Museum stated it would provide an in-person audio-described tour of the exhibit, alongside exploring the possibility of a separate audio-described tour as part of the exhibition's app-based audio guide.
The museum also plans to include a sensory map to enhance accessibility. The 11th-century tapestry, which depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066, is currently displayed flat in a raised glass cabinet, though it is normally hung vertically. The exhibition's tickets are currently sold out until December 31, with a second batch for viewings until July 11 scheduled to go on sale on October 21.
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