Hall of Fame

In April 1998, the Museum opened a new wing dedicated to honoring those artists, producers, songwriters and other industry professionals who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame wing is a 2900-square-foot drum that extends out dramatically above Lake Erie. Monitors at the entrance of the Hall of Fame feature highlights of past induction ceremonies. The centerpiece of the exhibit is a multimedia production projected onto three large screens. The presentation combines film footage, music, interviews, animation and still photography to tell the stories of the inductees. From the theater, a gently sloping walkway leads along past a series of glass panels etched with the signatures of inductees to three display cases featuring artifacts from the latest class of inductees. At the exit of the Hall of Fame, four computerized jukeboxes enable visitors to listen to more than 30,000 songs from the collected works of every inductee.