Rock and Roll Hall of Fame outlines $175 million expansion, credits $17 million state grant

Greg Harris, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, told the Ohio House Arts, Athletics and Tourism Committee that the museum is undertaking a $175 million expansion intended to increase visitation, add public-facing spaces and update long-running exhibits.

Harris said the project will add a 50,000-square-foot entry wing, an unticketed public plaza and a mixed-use performance space that can hold up to 1,400 people. He said the expansion is intended to preserve the existing glass pyramid and create new unticketed areas so more visitors can access the lakefront site without an admission fee.

The expansion’s price tag is $175 million, Harris said, and the museum has raised about $165 million so far. "A $17,000,000 grant from the state of Ohio" has helped leverage roughly $148 million in private dollars, he told the…