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Magna Carta exhibition draws record crowds to Cathedral
Sunderland Echo
|September 17, 2025
A record number of people have visited Durham Cathedral this summer to see three of the world's most historic documents up close.
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Over 15,650 people have been drawn to see the Magna Cartas on display since the exhibition opened on July 11 - more than double the number of visitors from the previous year.
Thousands more have visited the Cathedral to see the supporting art installations that form part of the wider Magna Carta and The North exhibition.
This story is from the September 17, 2025 edition of Sunderland Echo.
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