It’s been almost 6 months since the sad passing of Ozzy Osbourne (July 22), and it still hasn’t properly sunk in. Where better to pay your respects than this free-to-enter exhibition, ‘Working Class Hero’ at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Showcasing his most prestigious international honours, alongside photography and video, it’s being hailed as a ‘world first’—and it has now been extended, AGAIN!
‘Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero’ was officially opened by Sharon Osbourne on Wednesday, June 25, to coincide with the band’s historic homecoming concert at Villa Park on Saturday, July 5, which is already being called “the greatest heavy metal show ever”. It charts the Black Sabbath singer’s journey from “a working-class kid from Aston” to the world’s most recognisable global rock legend.
You can see Grammy Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame accolades, MTV awards, Hollywood Walk of Fame and Birmingham Walk of Stars honours, his platinum and gold discs, alongside photography and video. Initially, due to close on September 28, 2025, thanks to public demand, it was extended until January 18, but it will now remain open until September 27, 2026.
Sharon Osbourne said: “We are so proud that Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery asked to extend Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero, and that more fans will now have the opportunity to
go through the exhibit.”
Since the exhibition’s opening, the museum has seen over 425,000 visitors through its doors. A tribute wall, consisting of 77 messages chosen from over 50,000 tributes left by fans in the book of condolence hosted by the museum and at other sites across the city after Ozzy’s death, was unveiled in the exhibition on December 3 on what would have been his 77 th birthday.
“The public response to the exhibition continues to show the love and affection for Ozzy in Birmingham and beyond and we are very pleased to announce that it will now be on display until September 2026,” said Zak Mensah and Sara Wajid, co-chief executives of Birmingham Museums Trust. “We would like to express our thanks to Sharon and the rest of the Osbourne family for allowing us to continue to display this exhibition as a fitting tribute to Ozzy’s life and legacy and to enable as many people as possible to come and see it.”