It's fine, of course, but unwillingness to view with the general public should not constitute grounds for a private viewing.

I don't like the general public either, can I have a private viewing?

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Integer 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Sure, here's the link to the page to do so: https://www.britishmuseum.org/commercial/venue-hire

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gambiting 2 days ago | parent [-]

And can you book a private viewing of the bayoux tapestry on the ground of "I don't like the public" or are you just being flippant linking the general venue hire page.

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Integer 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

On the Bayeux Tapestry page [1] you can see that "there are no restrictions on dates or time slots for groups" and "For premium tours out-of-hours please contact traveltradebookings@britishmuseum.org"

It may have been arrranged by a business associate or a personal assistant, but I bet Thiel spent less time thinking about getting access to this tapestry than you reading through the article.

[1]https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/bayeux-tapestry#ti...

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chucksta 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

No you book it on the grounds of "I have too much money" and then they don't ask questions.

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gambiting a day ago | parent [-]

...why would they do that? British Museum is a public insitution, is the director corrupt?

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chucksta 17 hours ago | parent [-]

Public institutions don't take donations in the UK? They certainly do in the US.

Since when are donations equal to corruption? I certainly wasn't claiming that.

	▲	novia 13 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		They have a donation page and everything https://www.britishmuseum.org/support-us/donate
	▲	gambiting 11 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The article explicitly says Thiel hasn't made a donation. So if it's not in exchange for a donation, why is he being put forward for this? Ie - is the director of the museum(or someone else) receiving some benefit under the table to make this happen?

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