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| - This is a fascinating museum, filled with rich history, colorful stories (and characters), and vibrant, evocative (?) displays -- audio and visual -- covering rock and roll from its roots to the present. The number and diversity of 'artifacts' (photos, instruments, clothes, etc.) is amazing, and the signage for the most part is outstanding -- colorful and informative. The pretty building has great views of downtown Cleveland and the lake through the windows. Elevators, escalators, ramps (and stairs) take you among the seven floors of exhibitions. The price is steep at $24 ($22+tax), but it was an enjoyable time. (To me, $15 is where the price should be.)
When I visited, the only disappointment to me was the "Video Killed the Radio Star" exhibit -- located at the end of interesting exhibit on how commercial audiences receive/access music, this part is basically a single (though informative) sign about the rise and fall of music videos and an art installation of numerous television screens showing video clips. However, the installation shows only one video at a time at once on all the screens -- this may make it easier to hear the music from that one video, but it seemed like a wasted opportunity to show more of the diverse wealth of videos.
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