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The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has apologized to a breastfeeding visitor who says she was told to cover up.

The woman, who posts on Twitter as @vaguechera, says she had "flashed a nanosecond of nipple" in the museum's courtyard when she was told to conceal her breasts. Instead of bearing that in silence, she busted out her phone and started tweeting.

She ribbed the V&A, pointing out that the museum seemed totally fine with some bare bosoms — as long as they were made of stone instead of flesh.


She tweeted an image of herself beside "

" among other pieces in the V&A, all of which prominently featured nude female breasts. (The woman has since made her Twitter account private.)


 to apologize, saying that "women are welcome to breastfeed in the museum."
The director of the museum also 

, saying the museum's policy clearly says breastfeeding mothers "[should] not be disturbed."
The woman in question 

that she appreciated the apologies and the widespread support she received.


"That said, clearly not everyone is aware of the legal protection that women are afforded when feeding in a public space," she told the BBC. "Policies are important, but they only work if staff are supported to understand and carry them out."

Still, the incident didn't totally ruin her trip to the museum.

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A visitor to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London says she was chided for public breastfeeding. As she pointed out on Twitter, the museum seemed fine with other bosoms -- ones made of marble.

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