British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry
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Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum The British Museum privately hosted the Donald Trump-supporting tech billionaire Peter Thiel in the exhibition space of the Bayeux tapestry earlier this month, the Guardian understands. The museum’s director of development, Charlotte Appleyard, hosted the PayPal founder at a VIP viewing of the tapestry,…
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