Editing Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (section)

== Building ==
The [[groundbreaking]] ceremony for the building took place on June 7, 1993, with [[Pete Townshend]], [[Chuck Berry]], and [[Billy Joel]] in attendance.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kosich |first1=John |title=30 years ago, ground was broken for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/30-years-ago-ground-was-broken-for-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame |website=News 5 Cleveland WEWS |access-date=13 March 2024 |language=en |date=7 June 2023}}</ref>

The museum was dedicated on September 1, 1995, with the ribbon being cut by an ensemble that included [[Yoko Ono]] and [[Little Richard]], before a crowd of more than 10,000 people. The following night, an all-star concert was held at Cleveland Stadium<ref>{{cite web |last1=Norman |first1=Michael |title=A firsthand account of the 1995 'Concert for the Hall of Fame,' with complete setlist |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2015/09/a_firsthand_account_of_the_199.html |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |date=September 2015 |access-date=June 11, 2019}}</ref> and featured Chuck Berry, [[Bob Dylan]], [[Al Green]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Iggy Pop]], [[John Fogerty]], [[John Mellencamp]], and many others.<ref name="HOF Timeline">{{cite web| title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Timeline: 1995–2010| url=http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2010/08/rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_and_3.html| newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]| date=August 29, 2010| location=Cleveland| access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>

In addition to the Hall of Fame inductees, the museum documents the entire history of rock and roll, regardless of induction status. Hall of Fame inductees are honored in a special exhibit located in a wing that juts out over Lake Erie.<ref name="HOF Timeline"/> The exhibit space and inaugural exhibits were designed by [[Bruce Burdick]]'s San Francisco design firm The Burdick Group.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Richard |title=Rock Carves a Brand New Niche in America |newspaper=Washington Post |date=September 2, 1995 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/09/02/rock-carves-a-brand-new-niche-in-america/024865ee-767d-4f24-a9a1-d9558a1691bd/}}</ref>

Since 1986, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has selected new inductees. The formal induction ceremony has been held in New York City 28 times (1986–92, 1994–96, 1998–2008, 2010–11, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2023); three times in Los Angeles (1993, 2013 and 2022); and six times in the hall of fame's home in Cleveland (1997, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2021). As of 2018, the induction ceremonies alternate each year between New York and Cleveland.<ref>{{cite web| last=Grzegorek| first=Vince| date=April 8, 2016| title=Rock Hall President: Induction to Take Place in Cleveland Every Other Year Beginning in 2018| url=http://clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/04/08/rock-hall-president-induction-to-take-place-in-cleveland-every-other-year-beginning-in-2018| newspaper=[[Cleveland Scene]]| access-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref>

The 2009 and 2012 induction weeks were made possible by a [[public–private partnership]] between the City of Cleveland; the State of [[Ohio]]; the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and local foundations, corporations, civic organizations, and individuals. Collectively, these entities invested $5.8 million in 2009 and $7.9 million in 2012 to produce a week of events, including free concerts, a gospel celebration, exhibition openings, free admission to the museum, and induction ceremonies at Public Hall.<ref>{{cite news| last=Soeder| first=John| title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is going strong, 15 years after opening| url=http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2010/08/rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_and_4.html| newspaper=The Plain Dealer| access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref>

Millions viewed the television broadcast of the Cleveland inductions, and tens of thousands traveled to Ohio during induction week to participate in the events. The economic impact of the 2009 induction week activities was more than $13 million, and it provided an additional $20 million in media exposure for the region. The 2012 induction week yielded similar results.<ref>{{cite news| last=Soeder| first=John| title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, done 'the Cleveland way,' are a hit| url=http://www.cleveland.com/rockhall/index.ssf/2012/04/rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_ind_17.html| newspaper=The Plain Dealer| access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref>

In 2020, the Rock Hall announced plans to renovate and expand its footprint by a third. The architecture firm PAU, founded by Vishaan Chakrabarti, will lead the project.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Small |first=Zachary |date=2020-12-18 |title=Rock Hall of Fame Reveals Plan for Expansion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/arts/design/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-expansion.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

===Layout===
{{wide image|North Coast.jpg|550px|The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (left) sits on the [[Lake Erie]] shore next to the [[Great Lakes Science Center]] (right) in Cleveland's [[North Coast Harbor]].|350px|right}}
The building contains seven levels. On the lower level is the Ahmet M. Ertegun Exhibition Hall, the museum's main gallery, which includes exhibits on the roots of rock and roll ([[Gospel music|gospel]], [[blues]], [[rhythm & blues]] and [[folk music|folk]], [[Country music|country]], and [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]]). It also features exhibits on cities that have had a major impact on rock and roll: [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Detroit]], [[London]], [[Liverpool]], [[San Francisco]], [[Los Angeles]], [[New York City|New York]], and [[Seattle]]. There are exhibits about [[soul music]], the Fifties, [[Sun Records]], [[hip hop music]], Cleveland's rock and roll legacy, the music of the Midwest, rock and roll radio and dee-jays, and the many protests against rock and roll. This gallery also has exhibits that focus on individual artists, including [[the Beatles]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], and others. Finally, the Ahmet M. Ertegun Exhibition Hall includes a theatre that features films on various subjects such as [[American Bandstand]].<ref>{{cite news| title=A look inside the redesign of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: Interactive Graphic| url=http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2012/03/a_look_inside_the_redesign_of.html| newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]| access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref>

The first floor of the museum is the entrance level. It includes a café, a stage that the museum uses for various special performances and events throughout the year, and a section called "Backstage Stories". The second floor includes several interactive kiosks that feature programs on [[one-hit wonders]] and the Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. This level also includes a gallery with artifact-filled exhibits about [[Les Paul]], Alan Freed, [[Sam Phillips]], and the evolution of audio technology.<ref>{{cite journal| last=Swank| first=Niki| title=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: the heart of rock and roll| url=http://www.bxmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=1274| journal=Builders Exchange Magazine| access-date=March 4, 2013| archive-date=October 16, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016184608/http://www.bxmagazine.com/article.asp%3FID%3D1274| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Visitors enter the Hall of Fame section of the museum on the third floor. This section includes "The Power of Rock Experience", which includes one of [[Jonathan Demme]]'s final works, a film shown in the Connor Theater. The film includes musical highlights from some of the Hall's induction ceremonies.<ref>{{cite news| last=Smith |first=Troy L. |title=Rock Hall premieres its spellbinding 'The Power of Rock Experience' |url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/06/the_power_of_rock_experience_g.html |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |access-date=September 10, 2017 |date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> Visitors exit the Hall of Fame section on the fourth floor. That level features the Foster Theater, a state-of-the-art 3-D theater that is used for special events and programs.<ref>{{cite web| last=McGregor| first=Ellen| title=First Major redesign of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum nears completion| url=http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/first-major-redesign-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-and-museum-nears-completion| work=[[WEWS-TV|WEWS News]]| access-date=March 4, 2013| date=June 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223062710/http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/first-major-redesign-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-and-museum-nears-completion| archive-date=February 23, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Redesigned Rock Hall opens exhibit on The Beatles| url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna43326599| work=[[NBC News]]| agency=[[Associated Press]]| date=June 8, 2011| access-date=August 22, 2020}}</ref>

Finally, the top two levels of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame feature large, temporary exhibits. Over the years, numerous exhibits have been installed on these two levels, including exhibits about [[Elvis Presley]], [[hip-hop]], [[the Supremes]], [[the Who]], [[U2]], [[John Lennon]], [[the Clash]], the [[Grateful Dead]], Bruce Springsteen, ''Women Who Rock'', and the [[Rolling Stones]].

===Architecture===
[[File:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.jpg|thumb|The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing [[Lake Erie]] in the foreground]]
Designed by [[I. M. Pei]] and structurally engineered by [[Leslie E. Robertson]] Associates, the building rises above the shores of [[Lake Erie]]. It is a combination of geometric forms and cantilevered spaces that are anchored by a 162-foot tower. The tower supports a dual-triangular-shaped glass "tent" that extends (at its base) onto a 65,000-square-foot plaza that provides a main entry facade.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wright|first=Nathalie|date=October 19, 2021|title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum|url=https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/OH-01-035-0095|website=sah-archipedia.org}}</ref>

The building houses more than 55,000 square feet of exhibition space, as well as administrative offices, a store, and a café.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 19, 2021|title=Exhibit Guide|url=https://www.rockhall.com/exhibit-guide|website=rockhall.com}}</ref>

"In designing this building," Pei said, "it was my intention to echo the energy of rock and roll. I have consciously used an architectural vocabulary that is bold and new, and I hope the building will become a dramatic landmark for the city of [[Cleveland]] and for fans of [[rock and roll]] around the world."<ref>{{cite web| title=The House That Steel Built: A Showcase of Interesting and Aesthetic Projects| url=http://www.lera.com/files/rock%26roll_AISC.pdf| website=American Institute of Steel Construction| access-date=March 4, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615041331/http://www.lera.com/files/rock%26roll_AISC.pdf| archive-date=June 15, 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== New York City Annex ===
[[File:Rock-roll-annex-76-Mercer.jpg|thumb|upright|The museum's New York City Annex (2008–2010) on [[Mercer Street (Manhattan)|Mercer Street]], [[SoHo, Manhattan|Soho]]]]
In 2006, the RRHOF partnered with three entertainment production companies to create a branch museum in New York City.<ref name="Sisario">{{cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=November 20, 2008 |title=A Piece of Cleveland with a New York Accent |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/arts/music/21rock.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=C5}}</ref> On November 18, 2008, the '''Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC''' opened in [[Manhattan]]'s [[SoHo, Manhattan|SoHo]] district.<ref name="Sisario"/> Located at 76 [[Mercer Street (Manhattan)|Mercer Street]] just west of [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]], the Annex occupied an underground space of {{convert|25,000|sqft|m2}}.<ref name="Sisario"/> The branch museum operated in much the same way as its Cleveland parent, featuring archetypal display pieces like [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s coat from ''[[Purple Rain (film)|Purple Rain]]'', [[David Byrne]]'s "big suit" from ''[[Stop Making Sense]]'', and [[Elvis Presley]]'s motorcycle jacket and Bible.<ref name="Sisario"/> But from its start, the Annex also had a distinct [[New York area]] focus that made plenty of space for big items like the phone booth from [[CBGB]], layered thick with band stickers over the decades; Bruce Springsteen's own [[1957 Chevrolet]]; a special gallery reserved for the city's musicians; and an intricate {{convert|26|ft|m|adj=on}} scale model of Manhattan highlighting sites of rock history.<ref name="Sisario"/>

Jann Wenner served as chairman of the board of the Annex.<ref name="Soeder">{{cite web |url=https://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/2008/12/jann_wenner_says_remarks_about_1.html |title=Jann Wenner says remarks about wishing Rock Hall were in New York were 'misconstrued' |last=Soeder |first=John |date=December 5, 2008 |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |access-date=November 3, 2019 }}</ref> At its opening night gala, he inadvertently created a controversy after he told a reporter, "One of the small sad things is we didn't do it in New York in the first place."<ref name="Soeder"/> He later expressed regret for his remark, which he said had been misconstrued and clarified that "I am absolutely delighted that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is in Cleveland."<ref name="Soeder"/>

The Annex closed on January 3, 2010, its quick demise reportedly due to the  [[2008 financial crisis]] and a subsequent downturn in the city's tourism.<ref name="Durkin">{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-york-city-rock-roll-hall-fame-annex-closes-doors-year-opening-article-1.457194 |title=New York City's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex closes its doors just a year after opening |last=Durkin |first=Erin |date=January 3, 2010 |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] }}</ref> The museum's final major exhibition was about [[John Lennon]] and his years in New York City.<ref name="Durkin"/>