# AFC50: Lecture with Greg Harris, President of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Greg Harris, President and CEO of Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall Fame, draws on his background as a folklorist and his previous experience at the Baseball Museum and Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, to discuss how attendees at signature community gatherings such as sporting events, games, and concerts use stories and materials culture to quickly establish connections and create a sense of community with fellow fans. He also explores how both the Cooperstown museum and the Rock Hall incorporate folklore and mythic origin stories to shape their institutional identities and narratives.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 56 min
- By: Fenn, John
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-12217/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-12217?play=1)