Shanghai Museum sold out 200,000 early-bird tickets months ahead of the opening, and a few weeks ago the museum announced that the exhibition has been fully booked for the coming two months.
The museum has an appointment system to limit the number of visitors to no more than 8,000 per day. To meet the soaring public demand to see the Egyptian artifacts, it has extended its opening hours into the evening, allowing another 4,000 visitors to see the exhibit.
On July 19, when ticket sales began for the first cat-friendly evening session on July 27, within one second, the 250 openings were sold out. The session allows pet owners to bring their cats to the exhibition to pay respect to Bastet, the ancient Egyptian cat deity.
