A piece of Ozzy Osbourne's final years on stage has found a permanent home in his hometown. The black gothic throne built for his 2024 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction — a heavy, bat-winged seat that became one of the visual signatures of his last public appearances — has gone on display at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery as part of the exhibition "Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero."
The throne was last used publicly at "Back To The Beginning," the July 5, 2025 charity concert at Villa Park in Birmingham that doubled as both Osbourne's farewell performance and BLACK SABBATH's final show. It was added to the museum's exhibition on July 1, 2026, deliberately timed close to the first anniversary of Osbourne's death on July 22, 2025.
"Working Class Hero" first opened in June 2025 and has since been extended twice due to sustained public demand, drawing more than 640,000 visitors to date — a striking turnout for an exhibition dedicated to a single artist. Museum leadership described the throne as representing "a powerful final chapter in Ozzy's remarkable career," framing its addition as a way for fans to engage directly with an object tied to his last performance rather than simply his recordings or memorabilia.
Sharon Osbourne, in comments shared around the throne's unveiling, said it felt fitting for the piece to be placed where fans could see it in person, rather than remaining in private hands. The sentiment echoes the exhibition's broader framing of Osbourne's career: not just as BLACK SABBATH's frontman and a solo hard rock institution, but specifically as a product of Birmingham, the city where he was born in the Aston neighborhood and which the exhibition treats as central to his story and persona.
The throne's arrival extends an exhibition that has already outlasted its original run twice over, underlining how much appetite remains — in Birmingham and beyond — for tangible connections to Osbourne's career less than a year after his death. With "Working Class Hero" now scheduled to run through September 27, 2026, the museum has signaled that this addition may not be its last.