Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Admission in Cleveland

An amazing museum! The exhibits are well laid out and organized. The museum map helps. The second floor garage is so much fun. My husband really enjoyed jamming with the garage band and I loved banging on the drums in the enclosed drum room. The staff is really nice & helpful. It was easy to find our way around and we had lots of time to explore everything. This was definitely a highlight of our trip to Cleveland.

It’s the cost/benefit ratio that doesn’t work. $45 per ticket? It’s a glorified Hard Rock Cafe. Saw some great artifacts, but the displays were tired. Lighting issues made the details hard to read. The food options were dire. It’s in the process of being expanded, so hopefully the new exhibits will justify the ticket price. Can they get anything from the past decade to display?

I went to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame with a co-worker and was escorted out after being there for over an hour. We were told that an inappropriate racist comment was made but security could not tell us what we said. They couldn't even tell us which one of us made the comment. They said they checked the video of us at the entrance where the incident took place. I asked to see the video and we were told that there was no audio. We were both confused because neither one of us would ever say anything racist. Security would not say who accused us or what we even said that was inappropriate. I asked for a refund and they said since we already saw most of the museum that they could not give us a refund. This was my third visit and I am very disappointed in the outcome of my last visit.

The museum is obviously about music so I expected it to be loud, but it was so loud and cacophonous that I couldn’t focus on reading the placards because of the mixing of all the different genres bleeding over between the exhibits along with the sheer volume. They are building another exhibit space but the current exhibits looked like they needed an update on signage, lighting and flow. As a 50-something I could easily identify with the music and history but I think for younger (35 and down) there is a lack of connection/recognition between the exhibits in the way they are presented, unless they are an audiophile or into music history. Lots of memorabilia which was cool and the BEST part was the second floor where you could play guitars, keyboards or drums. I also found it fun to embarrass myself singing in the Garage Band. The Women in Music exhibit was good, as well as 50 Years of SNL. I really wish they did more with the censorship portion too, as we are still dealing with censorship in the arts. The staff were great and very friendly. Overall, I enjoyed it but I am not sure younger people really feel the depth of history with the way it’s presented. There is technology to help contain sound to specific areas and I think that would help greatly.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame did not disappoint! The featured Women in Rock area was the best. There were great video/films to watch, along with lots of very interesting memorabilia.

It was bigger than I had anticipated and the interactive displays were awesome. If you play guitar you can play along with your favorite artist.