A gallery and set of offices for the society was built behind a fine neo-classical portico in New Street by architect Thomas Rickman in 1822 and in 1868 the RBSA received its royal charter and adopted its current name.
A gallery and set of offices for the Birmingham Society of Arts was built behind a fine neo-classical portico in New Street by architect Thomas Rickman in 1829. In 1868 the RBSA received its royal charter and adopted its current name.