Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame Museum- The History of Music

Nytimes.com reports that today actor Richard Gere will sale his collection of more than 100 guitars at Christie’s. He started buying guitars when he was a teenager. Guitar shops became a place for Gere to hide out while on movie locations. If you are into guitars like Gere, an interesting place to visit is the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio because vistors can explpore the history about their favorite band or artists as well as see instruments and costumes that belonged to them.

"Went to the "Rock" and spent the day. It has great interactive areas to really enjoy the history of Rock music.” said Happy TravlerDavie a user of tripadvisor.com.

Rockhall.com highlights the exhibits that the museum displays. One of the exhibits is about the Beatles. You and other visitors can see John Lennon’s Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar, George Harrison’s Rickenbacker 425 electric guitar, and the clothes they wore. Another exhibit is Johnny Cash’s tour bus.

“This is the one place in Cleveland you cannot miss! From the early days of rock to the modern era, the memorabilia is amazing. Clothing, instruments, songbooks, posters, everything you can imagine. There are videos everywhere that give historical notes to each era shown, and music kiosks all over where you can sit down and listen to the greatest music ever, and do it all day long.” said barrythewombat a user of tripadvisor.com.

You can find artifacts the museum puts on spotlight on rockhall.com. Some of the artifacts are:

·         Cash’s acoustic guitar(1943)

·         Joe Strummer of The Clash Electric guitar(1966)

·         “Purple Haze” handwritten song by Jimi Hendrix

·         Michael Jackson’s white glove

If you love Rock n’ Roll and want to learn the history then the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame is the place you want to see. This is as close to Rock n’ Roll history you can get. There is one downside to the museum NO PHOTOGRAPHY can be taken inside except for the lobby. Here is a YouTube video of the museum.

Hours of operation: Open every day 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.(Wednesday until 9 p.m.)

Ticket admission: Adult- $22, Greater Cleveland Residence- $18(440, 441, 442 or 443 zip codes with ID), Seniors(65+)/Military- $17 (with ID), Children(9-12)- $13, Children(8 and under)- Free