Level 2
Free
With Museum Admission
Presented by The Minoff Family, powered by Sweetwater, The Garage invites you to pick up an instrument, crank up the volume, and maker your own music in a space inspired by the birthplace of legendary rock bands—where fans can learn, jam, brand their band, and explore iconic gear from the Museum's collection.
How It Works
Play
Kick it with real instruments – drums, guitar, bass and keyboards – all set up at dedicated practice stations. Whether you’re playing an instrument for the first time, or are an experienced player, video prompts will guide you as you learn or show off your freestyle skills.
Jam
For those who want to jam with their friends or sit in with our house band, the Jam space boasts a full band setup, stocked with real, high-quality gear and musical arrangements so you can strike the right chord.
Lounge
Relax, pick up an acoustic instrument – like a guitar or a ukulele – have a seat and strum, or watch one of the bands in the Jam space.
Brand Your Band
As evidenced throughout rock & roll history, building a great band also involves giving it a visual identity. View a brief exhibit on how some iconic bands got their iconic logos, and then try your hand at creating your own band logos at the Brand Your Band interactive kiosks.
Garage Gear
The Garage Gear exhibit highlights great gear and instruments from the Museum’s collection. Fans will see historic instruments in this changing exhibit featuring rock’s tools of the trade.
Pros & Partners
2012 Inductee Darryl "DMC" McDaniels performs at the exhibit dedication for The Garage.
2009 Inductee Robert Trujillo of Metallica reps The Garage as he performs for the 2019 Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll exhibit dedication.
Lita Ford (The Runaways) performs live in The Garage just after donating her guitar "Maurice" to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's collection.
Blue Coupe, featuring members of Blue Oyster Cult and Alice Cooper Band, jammed with our house band on Alice Cooper Fan Day.
LA Angels' Mike Trout shows off a custom guitar after debuting his latest baseball cleats during MLB All-Star Weekend in Cleveland.
MLB star Frankie Lindor tries his hand at the guitar for the first time, following along with our lessons to get the hang of it.
Rising stars from the Futures Game, who played during the 2019 MLB All-Star Weekend, stopped by the Garage to jam with our house band, the Mechanics.
Inductee Dennis Dunaway of Alice Cooper Band performs in The Garage with Blue Coupe on Alice Cooper Fan Day.
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