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British Museum's Pompeii exhibition sells 50,000 advance tickets British Museum's Pompeii exhibition sells 50,000 advance tickets
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More than 50,000 advance tickets have been sold for Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum – the highest number for any of the big shows staged in the British Museum's reading rooms in the past five years. It is double the previous highest figure, set by Hadrian: Empire and Conflict in 2008, which had 24,120 advance ticket sales.More than 50,000 advance tickets have been sold for Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum – the highest number for any of the big shows staged in the British Museum's reading rooms in the past five years. It is double the previous highest figure, set by Hadrian: Empire and Conflict in 2008, which had 24,120 advance ticket sales.
While the figures are healthy, the show will have to go some to even approach one of the most eye-spinningly popular shows held there in the shape of The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army, in 2007, which had more than 150,000 pre-booked sales.While the figures are healthy, the show will have to go some to even approach one of the most eye-spinningly popular shows held there in the shape of The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army, in 2007, which had more than 150,000 pre-booked sales.
The British Museum is not alone among the capital's galleries in experiencing enormous demand at the moment. The David Bowie show at the V&A has had advance bookings three times bigger than any other V&A show. By 10am on 23 March 67,611 tickets had been sold. The first ticket available to book online is now 11 June.The British Museum is not alone among the capital's galleries in experiencing enormous demand at the moment. The David Bowie show at the V&A has had advance bookings three times bigger than any other V&A show. By 10am on 23 March 67,611 tickets had been sold. The first ticket available to book online is now 11 June.
There are queues most mornings outside the Hayward Gallery for Light Show, an exhibition proving so popular that it could surpass Antony Gormley's Blind Light show in the summer of 2007, which had ticket sales of 215,000. Since it opened on 30 January, 113,849 tickets have been sold for Light Show. It has been extended by a week until 6 May and opening hours have been pushed back on Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 9pm.There are queues most mornings outside the Hayward Gallery for Light Show, an exhibition proving so popular that it could surpass Antony Gormley's Blind Light show in the summer of 2007, which had ticket sales of 215,000. Since it opened on 30 January, 113,849 tickets have been sold for Light Show. It has been extended by a week until 6 May and opening hours have been pushed back on Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 9pm.
The Manet show at the Royal Academy is another to extend opening hours – to midnight on the final weekend of 12-14 April. It sold 40,000 tickets before it opened, the second highest pre-sales after last year's Hockney, which ended up having 600,989 visitors.The Manet show at the Royal Academy is another to extend opening hours – to midnight on the final weekend of 12-14 April. It sold 40,000 tickets before it opened, the second highest pre-sales after last year's Hockney, which ended up having 600,989 visitors.
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