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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 ei

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?

Integer 16d ago
Sure, here's the link to the page to do so: https://www.britishmuseum.org/commercial/venue-hire https://www.britishmuseum.org/commercial/venue-hire
- gambiting 16d ago
  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.
  - chucksta 16d ago
    No you book it on the grounds of "I have too much money" and then they don't ask questions.
    - gambiting 16d ago
      ...why would they do that? British Museum is a public insitution, is the director corrupt?
      - chucksta 15d ago
        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 15d ago
        They have a donation page and everything https://www.britishmuseum.org/support-us/donate https://www.britishmuseum.org/support-us/donate
        gambiting 15d ago
        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?
  - Integer 16d ago
    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#ticket-information https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/bayeux-tapestry#ti...
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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?

Integer 16d ago

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

gambiting 16d ago
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.
- chucksta 16d ago
  No you book it on the grounds of "I have too much money" and then they don't ask questions.
  - gambiting 16d ago
    ...why would they do that? British Museum is a public insitution, is the director corrupt?
    - chucksta 15d ago
      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 15d ago
        They have a donation page and everything https://www.britishmuseum.org/support-us/donate https://www.britishmuseum.org/support-us/donate
      - gambiting 15d ago
        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?
- Integer 16d ago
  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#ticket-information https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/bayeux-tapestry#ti...

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