Bayeux tapestry becomes pop culture hit as young people more keen to see exhibition than top films
<p>Monzo says 55% of cardholders’ British Museum payments in first hour of latest ticket release were by people under 35</p><p>A 1,000-year-old embroidery may be an unusual candidate for a pop culture moment, but young people are seemingly more willing to shell out for tickets for the Bayeux tapestry than spend money on Hollywood blockbusters.</p><p>In the first hour that the second round of tickets to<strong> </strong>view the tapestry were available last Wednesday, payments from Monzo cardholders to the British Museum reached £14,100 and were 48 times that of a normal Wednesday morning. More than half (55%) of those buyers were aged under 35.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/young-britons-bayeux-tapestry-tickets-british-museum-hollywood-blockbusters">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Monzo says 55% of cardholders’ British Museum payments in first hour of latest ticket release were by people under 35</p><p>A 1,000-year-old embroidery may be an unusual candidate for a pop culture moment, but young people are seemingly more willing to shell out for tickets for the Bayeux tapestry than spend money on Hollywood blockbusters.</p><p>In the first hour that the second round of tickets to<strong> </strong>view the tapestry were available last Wednesday, payments from Monzo cardholders to the British Museum reached £14,100 and were 48 times that of a normal Wednesday morning. More than half (55%) of those buyers were aged under 35.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/young-britons-bayeux-tapestry-tickets-british-museum-hollywood-blockbusters">Continue reading...</a>