INFORMATION Hours (subject to change) ACCESSIBILITY Open 7 days a week 10am-5:30pm The Museum is wheelchair accessible and Photography Guidelines: Wednesdays 10am-9pm elevators serve all levels. Wheelchairs and Photography and video permitted (please no flash). Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day strollers are available at Coat Check (lower level) and motorized scooters are available for a $10 Summer Hours rental fee. If you require assistance in any area of @rockandrollhalloffame Memorial Day-Labor Day the Museum, please ask any of our staff. Open daily 10am-5:30pm Wednesdays & Saturdays 10am-9pm Closed captioning is available in most of our theaters and exhibits. Please ask a @rock_hall Ticketing Visitor Services staff member for details. Tickets can be purchased on Level 1. Assistive listening devises (ALDs) and Braille Members: Please go to the Member window Guides are available to check out at Coat Check. @rockhall for admission. Large print and Foreign language brochures are Museum Membership available at the Information Desk; all are free. Become a member of the Museum and receive #myrockhall free admission all year, store discounts, advance LOST AND FOUND Your photos will be showcased for visitors to see at rockhall.com and select notice about exhibits and programs, and more. Please ask staff. shots may be featured in official Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Join at the Members window on Level 1 or call ads and promo materials. 216.515.8425. PARKING Visitors who park at the Great Lakes Science A Note on Changing Exhibits Center can stop at the Information Desk or at CONTENT Advisory: To capture the ever-evolving spirit of rock and Tickets to have their parking pass validated for a The Museum exhibits contain straightforward depictions of the history roll, the exhibits are changed frequently, and $2 discount on parking. Some restrictions apply. of rock and roll and its culture. Some exhibits and films contain mature some items are displayed on a temporary basis. As such, areas of the Museum may be closed themes and images. during your visit. WIFI Museum available Store VISITOR SERVICES & SECURITY Coat We have selected some of the LOOK Visitor Services staff are stationed throughout Recycling Check the Museum. Please feel free to ask them for best pieces from our collection Wheelchair FOR directions or assistance during your visit. ATM and marked them with this Security representatives are located throughout Accessible emblem. These highlighted the building to ensure your safety and security. items help to tell the personal In case of an emergency, dial 1268 on the Information Café side of the rock and roll story. Museum’s house phones (located on all levels of the Museum). Restrooms We appreciate any comments or suggestions that you may have in regards to your experience here at our museum. Comment forms are available at the Information Desk. Family Restroom and Nursing areas are available upon request. OUR MISSION: Engage, teach, and inspire through the power of rock and roll
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Review the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum! EXPLORING THE MUSEUM Following the order of this guide will help give you the most chronological and complete view of the history of rock and roll.
LL – Lower Level L2 – Level 2 L5 – Level 5 & L6 – Level 6
START YOUR TOUR HERE 10 Architects of Rock and Roll 17 18 Belkin Gallery: Special Exhibitions Featuring Les Paul, Alan Freed and Sam Phillips 1 2015 Inductees Exhibit HERB RITTS: The Rock Portraits 11 video Killed the Radio Star - Multimedia Exhibit Presented in collaboration with the Herb Ritts Foundation Stewart Gallery 2 (11 minutes) Advisory – Contains Mature Themes The Roots of Rock: Blues, Gospel, R&B, Country, Bluegrass and Folk · David Bowie 12 Experience the Music · Bob Dylan 3 Elvis Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and One Hit Wonders An exhibit and exclusive film (14 minutes) · Michael Jackson created in collaboration with Elvis Presley Enterprises Also on this level: · Elton John 4 Baker Gallery: Special Exhibitions • Leo Mintz Gallery · Madonna Never Give Up: Alternative Press Magazine at 30 Years Rock and Roll and the Evolution of Audio Technology · Paul McCartney 5 Cities and Sounds - • Selling the Sound: Indie Labels from Wax to .Wav · Bruce Springsteen The Places and Sounds that Define Rock · Tina Turner and more
City Scenes, the Fifties, Soul and Heavy Metal • The Life and Music of Smokey Robinson Opens October 30, 2015 Plus 30 never-before-seen portraits 6 Legends of Rock and Roll His award-winning music videos Featuring the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, U2, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, the Who, L3 – Level 3 New exclusive interviews with: the Supremes, Beyoncé and others · Chris Isaak sharing what it was like to film the famously seductive “Wicked Games” music video 7 Forest City/RMS Theater 13 INDUCTION CEREMONY HIGHLIGHTS Dick Clark’s American Bandstand (30 minutes) · k.d. lang recalling of the groundbreaking Vanity Fair INDUCTEES FILM cover shoot with supermodel Cindy Crawford 8 Right Here, Right Now A multimedia presentation that combines film footage, music, interviews, animation and still photography to tell the stories of the inductees 9 The Music of Cleveland and the Midwest Advisory – Contains Mature Language Also on this level: INDUCTEES SIGNATURES The Early Influences A series of glass panels etched with signatures of inductees The artists who are the roots to the music we celebrate Also on this level: The Beat Goes On • Chuck Berry Exhibit Discover which artists inspired your favorite Inductee! • Lyrics by… Don’t Knock the Rock Treasures from the Library + Archives Protests Against Rock and Roll • Café Serves refreshments, light meals and is On the Air: Rock and Roll Radio accessible to ticketed Museum visitors and members The radio personalities that delivered the music Graham Nash: Touching the Flame L4 – Level 4 Also on level 5: Open through March 2016 • Alan Freed Radio Studio - sirius XM Live Broadcast Rapper’s Delight 14 Hall of Fame The Story of Hip-Hop Inductees Jukebox A collection of songs of the Inductees L1 – Level 1 15 Foster Theater Check theater marquee for showtimes • Information, Membership, Will Call and Tickets 16 Pink Floyd: The Wall • The Museum Store Exclusive Hall of Fame merchandise and a wide selection of • #RittsRocks music and books. Members receive a 10% discount. Put yourself in one of photographer #myrockhall Herb Ritts’ most famous beach scenes! • Commemorative Photos