Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

We get to the Hall of Shame and are told it is $22 a head to get in.I'm in Clevelandwhere am I going to go? So I pay my $22 (X2) and we go into the Hall only to find out that we can come back in 2012 as the place is starting to be renovated. It was old looking and the lightning was not good. No pictures allowed due to agreements with performers. Seems like we could have watched a VH-1 special and got more out of it. They really need to have more interactivity. Not a bright spot for the general Cleveland area....

Rip-off is the only word I can think of to describe this museum. Let' start with the admission price, $79 for 2 adults and 2 children, 9 & 13 yrs of age. Contrast this to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts - same group- $55. I don't think a comparison of their collections is needed.We arrive at 12:30 go to the R&R M Cafe and are told "we ran out of food!". All we can find are 2 prepared salads in a cooler and told 'the truck will be here in 20 minutes". Sure. So if the truck is on time that's 20 minutes, 20 minutes to unload, and another 20 minutes to get served. Pathetic. Then we are told no pictures allowed in the exhibition rooms because of " agreements we have with the artists". Pathetic. Why is it that I can stand my daughter in front of any exhibit at Hard Rock Cafe and take a picture or in front of paintings in the the Boston MFA, which has one of the finest collections of priceless art in the world, and take pictures, but not in the R&R Hall of Shame? Then there are the exhibits, mostly underlit faded stage costumes and guitars and a few scraps of paper some musician doodled on, all for $79.Dvd's play that are available for purchase elsewhere. No need to come here to see them.There was one exhibit that I felt was worthwhile. The have touch screen screens with an artist's image,e.g. Jimi Hendrix and several artists who influenced him. Touch his image and you hear his music, touch the image of an influence and you hear his music, and the influences' selections are well chosen, easy to hear the influence.The IP Pei building is beautiful but he and the founders of this museum were obviously deaf. It?s all glass and steel and I thank God there was no one playing on stage when we were there.I have listened to rock since the late 50?s and still do.This place just shows me that since the music industry can?t rip-off musicians since many distribute their own music now, so they will now rip-off rock music lovers. Pathetic.Save your time & money for better places.

The Rock Hall was awesome when it first opened, everything was new and exciting, but now it's all old and boring. They induct non-rock bands and that is ridiculous, if a rap group ever makes it in there I will throw-up. Also what is with the unduction ceremony not being in Cleveland? It's unfortunate because I love rock music, but they need to shake things up a bit, you can't even take pictures.

The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame is absolutely one of the most phenomenal collections of Rock history you will ever find.Often boasting big name atten... more »

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a beutiful building on the lake. It is convenient to downtown and right near the Browns STadium and the Science Cen... more »