Ozzy Osbourne exhibition in Birmingham prolonged on account of demand

An exhibition devoted to Ozzy Osbourne has been prolonged by greater than three months on account of public demand.

The Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero exhibition opened at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on 25 June to coincide with Black Sabbath’s farewell live performance at Villa Park on 5 July. He died two weeks later.

Initially, the free exhibition was on account of shut on Sunday 28 September, however demand from the general public has prompted the museum to show the exhibition till Sunday 18 January, “to allow for more fans to see [it]”.

Since the exhibition’s opening, the museum has seen over 96,000 guests by way of its doorways.

It will proceed to be on show with the assist of the Osbourne household.

In the wake of Osbourne’s dying, the museum was dwelling to the official guide of condolence for the Black Sabbath frontman, which has now closed.

The free exhibition was developed in partnership with Central BID Birmingham and showcases a few of Osbourne’s most prestigious worldwide honours.

These together with Grammy Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame accolades, MTV awards, Hollywood Walk of Fame and Birmingham Walk of Stars honours, and a collection of his platinum and gold discs.

There can be images and video that the museum says “chart his journey from ‘a working-class kid from Aston’ to the world’s most recognisable global rock legend”.

Opening the exhibition in June, Sharon Osbourne mentioned: “I can’t begin to tell you how much I love it. Everything has come from this city.”

She mentioned she hoped the exhibition would encourage younger Brummies and make them assume: “If Ozzy did it, I can do it too.”