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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?

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

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.

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...

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

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

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