The Aston Webb Building was designed by the architects Sir Aston Webb and Ingress Bell, and it retains many of its original Edwardian features. The Lapworth has occupied its current space from the 1920s, but the history of the museum dates back to 1880 and the foundation of Mason College, the forerunner of the University of Birmingham.
The Aston Webb Building, designed by Sir Aston Webb and Ingress Bell, retains many of its original Edwardian features. The Lapworth has been in its current location since the 1920s, but the museum's history dates back to 1880 when Mason College was founded, which later became part of the University of Birmingham.