Editing Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (section)

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{{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]].