Reviews of Buddy Holly Center (Museum)

Susan Hoorn

Lots of great info

Connie Nelson

Can NOT take photos inside except for neon sign. Next door at the drummer's home you can take photos as long as tour guide not in the shot. Make sure you watch the film. Good photo op outside of big eyeglasses. I missed going inside the park across the street to see the bronze statue up close.

Cathy Anderson

Great Museum for Holly fans.

True Janey Sue

This museum is very informative about Buddy Holly's life and passion of music. It was interesting and also has a nice little gift shop.

Jian Zhang

Unique buddy holly glasses.

MelloDee C.

It was nice to see the info about a musical legend.

Jim Shober

It's a pretty big deal

Ellejay's World

Awesome place to visit.

sara rangel

Went with my prima from Calu it was small cute very cool

Chad Kimel

I enjoyed the visit. It would be hard to overstate Buddy Holly’s contributions and influences on the music world.

Tracy Thill

Very informative & highly interesting. Awesome items of Buddy Holly's.

Patrick Brogan

Very cool exhibit. Lots of cool stuff to see and read. Only down side, they don't let you take pictures. Most of the stuff is on loan from other people and has something to do with copyrights. Still worth the trip I say.

Connie Mork

Well worth the visit

Paul Astbury

The birth of rock N roll explained in words and pictures with Buddy at the centre of it all.

Angelina Gibbs

Everything is well done. A very well thought out art gallery and tribute to Buddy Holly. The staff seemed to be friendly although I didn't interact with them.

Preston Richards

Very much worth the visit!

Darlene Nakonechny

I was disappointed with what I saw its not worth 8 dollars!

Karl Becker

Amazing place. Very educational. We visited during the birthday celebration. Had a great band and treats. Learned some interesting stuff. Thought I knew alot but still had stuff to learn I guess.

Anne Vallet-Addison

Incredible experience. Extremely professional staff. So very glad my son in love knew it was in Lubbock and on my way to Albuquerque. Beautiful beautiful day I will never forget. #tekkiequeen #buddyholly

Randy Holley

Enjoyable place to go if you appreciate history of Buddy Holly. Being his nephew it is nice to finally see that there are some things in his honor in Lubbock, after his music wasn't wholly accepted very well during his short lifetime... After all, even Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins, on that first time they were all together at the Cotton Club, were directly introduced to Lubbock itself after their show, which in the very least, likely helped the economy of the city at that time on to even present day.

Julie Hite

Fun facts about Buddy Holly. No discounts given.

Marie Hughes

Enjoyed our visit and the house tour. Tons of information

Deborah Gooden

So Amazing! I loved it! Been her 7 yrs. Came here from Florida. Have always wanted to see it! My mother would dance to him when I was growing up. My mother passed last year & I had to go see for myself! It was what I expected & more! Thank you Gene!

Chris Powers

There isn't much to see but, it was interesting to get a peek into the life of a singer I still like to this day.

Jessica Marie Godoy

Nice place with great memorabilia. The price is just a bit high for what the have, especially since you're not allowed to take photos of 90% it. Not very kid friendly, wouldn't recommended for anyone under the age of 13.

Debra Lewis

Very enjoyable experience. The museum presents memorabilia and history in a pleasant environment. Plenty of room and time to linger and revisit stations. It's a great tribute to Buddy Holly, the Crickets, and many other musicians from the era and Texas.

Joshua Salmans

Cool experience, but the museum needs to add to their collection. It was free for the event I went to, so that's a plus. You get to see the house that Peggy Sue was wrote in.

joey chavez

We didn't have any time to visit longer. Buddy Holly museum I'll be back to visit longer. I grew up here.

Patti Inman

Excellent musuem. Some very interesting artifacts.

John Sullivan

Lots of devotion to their native son and R&R pioneer. Interesting area. Memorial statue is in open space just across the street from the museum.

Sir Knickoliss IV

Amazing artifacts to see! We loved visiting.

Ray Josey

Lots of info I didn't know . AND NOW I DO !!!Good place to visit !!!

JJ heart2

A fantastic family destination! Memorabilia from his life, fun and interesting facts about the musical influences in his life and how he influenced others. Excellent customer relations and a beautiful photograph exhibit to boot!! They also had a fantastic band for "The Day The Music Died" festival. Buddy Holly's very talented nephew!

Karen Hensley

Music was a bit too loud tonight

Krisann Mccutcheon

Learning all about his short Life & career & how much he influenced music AWSOME

naria Rios

It was so excited to see all of those art works

Daniel Tenny

Covers Bubby's career pretty well

Melanie Moss

This is one of my favorite stops in Lubbock. A nice side trip to explore the history of Buddy Holly. Just go you will thank me later for the gift shop and picture opportunities alone.

Elba Stevenson

Great information about Buddy Holly. Will go back if we are ever in the area.

Ronald Murdock

I love it

Gary Buchanan

Cool little park with Buddy Holly statue and Hall of Fame wall.

Laura Miller

Great free music

Christi Siegel

The Buddy Holly Center is my boys favorite museum and art gallery. This is truly a treasure that Lubbock has to offer. Good job to all the staff and artists on display!

Thomas Green

This is a wonderful museum and really helps to shine light on what a amazingly powerful impact Buddy Holly had for only an 18 month professional career. The museum, while it doesn't allow pictures, has a tremendous amount of artifacts and is a must for any rock fan visiting the area. Reasonably priced entrance fee and it is self guided. A must stop for the Lubbock Area!

Jonathan Delgado

If you’re a buddy holly fan, then this is your place. Me, I’m more of a Elvis fan but I appreciate his music.

Dominique Ramos

Nice museum with lots of good exhibits. A must see for any music lover, especially rock

Tom Trettin

A will state up front that I am a huge Buddy Holly fan. That said, this was well worth the visit. Many original items from Buddy Holly's life are here, spanning from his childhood, high school, and short professional career. Photos, guitars, posters, furniture, and even the glasses he wore in Clear Lake, IA. It was a wonderfully intimate look in to Buddy Holly the person, and not just the pioneering musician. A must-see destination for any Holly fan, and worth the visit for anybody that finds themselves in Lubbock, TX.

Beth Breinig

They do a very nice job with the somewhat small amount of material they have The film was particularly good

James Bean

Had a great time at the center. Very informational. It's amazing what Buddy Holly accomplished in such a short time. I've alwsys loved his music.

Kayla Maples

Great learning experience, especially for music lovers.

Jody Tellez

Very interesting tour had lots of fun!!

Eugenia Williams

Great tribute the the man. You can visit the personal area of the museum, there is an admission fee or you can visit the rest for free of charge.

Richard Kocher

Enjoyed every bit of it wish they would allow photographes Inside

Charles Grady

Some interesting information about his life.

Tammy Long

Wow, what a perfect live concert! Element! Beautiful venue and very cozy. My first time to go to your live music, was so great. I met many friendly folks and enjoyed the museum. I never expected it to be a level 10. Y'all nailed it, high five! I love the Buddy Holly.

John Flores

Great to see history preserved

Brian Chambers

Could be bigger, but the important items are there. Some of the letters and personal papers are a little hard to read. Could be illuminated a little better. Overall a satisfying experience. The glasses gave me chills, knowing he was wearing them when he died.

TazKash

Excellent tribute to a great singer. Highly recommended

Gay LeBret

Great presentation! So much information and memorabilia!! Enjoyed it very much.

Grant Austin

It's pretty empty.

Phil Spence

It was ok. I guess because he died so long ago (1959?) And was only professional for about 18 months that there isn't that much history to display. The movie of his life is also old and needs to be remade if possible. His legacy is incredible and his impact on music will forever be imprinted in the history of music.

Ekta Escovar

For a museum dedicated to a musician who only lived to 23 yrs old, they have amassed a large collection of items and memorabilia. The center is very well-organized and wants visitors to truly understand how much Buddy Holly influenced other artists for decades after his death. Boring for children, but worth the visit if you have an hour or so to spare!

Tim Lewis

Great place to check out a local and national music hero. Stopped with the kids and they loved it.

Jennifer Chrisman

The best part is the statue (which is free). The guitars in the museum are cool, but not really worth the price of admission. If you really love Buddy Holly and have a coupon, I say go for it.....otherwise just take your pictures by the statue.

Jackie Thorn

Interesting place with old pictures of entertainers, my kids had no clue who most were. Left with a lot of nostalgia and a smile

Chuchochancla 14

Really interesting and cool to visit

Alina M.

Allow yourself at least a good couple of hours when visiting. The museum is fun and interactive. You can also take a tour of the house Jerry Allison lived in (this was my favorite part). It's not large, but the atmosphere is well preserved and the guide really paints a nice picture. Plus, they have pretty stocked up shop, if you're into souvenirs.

The Adam Rainwater

Really great museum, smaller than I expected though. It was really cool to get to go into Buddy Holly’s home though!

Floyd Collins

Wanted more

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Best place. His parents keep all his stuff. His childhood room's original furniture is there. His table from his marriage in NYC. The glasses he wore during the crash are also there. You are not allowed to take photo but very worth the trip to see all this historic memorabilia from one of the greats and learn aboit the day the music died.

Donald Martin

Was fun to see the statue of buddy was vandalized missing some tunners from guitar not very nice something from past everone should see

Anna Luera

Nice place to visit

Emily McDonnell

It was GREAT seeing things that had belonged to Buddy Holly during his living years. My father has always loved Buddy Holly and, introduced me to his music, now I love it too.

Karen B

I was brought up on the music of Buddy and Elvis. Singing / recording their music on reel to reel and playing(attempting to play!) those stunning riffs with my dad in the kitchen..or 'little room' as it was known back then.Visiting the centre and the Holly family grave was something I had to do.A totally unforgettable experience and I can say ' I've been there'.A beautiful place .Worth the 12 hour return drive from Dallas!

George Lehocky

It is a small exhibit but very well put together; it encompasses the very short but that much more illustrious career of this young musical genius. There is something new to learn even by very well versed musical history buffs and fans of rock and roll.

Adrian Banuelas

Staff was great, learned a lot. I recommend visiting for everyone.

melissa esquibel

A must see for any true Buddy Holly fan!

Shawn Ebert

Worth a visit if you are in Lubbock Looking for something to do. They do not allow pictures on the inside so I do not have any to post. But was a good exhibit of Buddy Holly's short life and the impact he had on rock and roll.

Brennan Rosales

Well organized little museum which covers Buddy Holly's life and career.

Linda Mueller

Loved showing my children what real rock was.

Ethel Powell

It was one cool place to visit

James LeGoullon

Very well done. Lots to read though and most of it is repeated in the movie.

Kenneth Mcgregor

A great place to visit, full of Americana. Well worth the stop.

Bill Hawkins

Outstanding tribute to the master song writer and singer.

Dan Ziegler

It was a great place to spend an hour

Sara Rodriguez

Remodeling is looking good on the brick work!

Jonathan Blackwell

Buddy Holly Center is a Lubbock institution with their Summer Music Showcase, with Wendy Colonna shown here. It's also a Lubbock relic, as the historic Depot building that served as the beautiful train station in Lubbock during the early 1900's. Visit for the permanent Buddy Holly exhibition and the gift shop. Stay in the neighborhood at night to visit the bars and restaurants in the Depot District. Stay in the Pocket Hotel above The Brewery LBK in the Pioneer Building. Buddy Holly Center, run by the City of Lubbock, is not to be confused with Buddy Holly Hall, the larger opera house designed by Diamond Schmidt architects to the north bordering the Marsha Sharp Freeway.

Marcus Scott

If you are a fan of history especially history of musicians than this is a great place to visit. They have art from other artists as well.

Jeff Stilwell

excellent museum - great artist

Denise Craigen

The museum is small so it won't take you long here. The video was very informative and I learned a lot. But I was disappointed because I couldn't take photos and there weren't any postcards to purchase with photos of the Buddy Holly treasures.

Phillip Bell

Lots of great memories.

Jean Brecke

Detoured to Lubbock to see the statue of Buddy and found this gem of a museum.

Jannine Seymour

Wonderful peek into the background of this legend...

Chriselda Evaro

Great small museum. My kid loved seeing all the guitars. The staff went above and beyond to make sure we enjoyed ourselves. Best part......the glasses Buddy wore during his final flight are at the museum!

Robert Foguth

Not very large, but it was well worth the 2 hours. People there were terrific, very friendly and knowledgeable. We got our pictures taken by the huge glasses in front.

Ruben Garcia

Nice area . Great bars, restaurants and plenty of local PD security.

jana hughey

This is a neat little place to see some of Lubbock's history. There are two exhibits and a gift shop here. One exhibit is ever-changing with New art displays from various people. This exhibit is usually free. The other exhibit is all of the Buddy Holly memorabilia. There is a charge to enter this exhibit. There is a huge replica of Buddy Holly's famous glasses outside the center. This is a great photo opportunity. If you come on Saturdays from 10-1 (June-October) there is a farmer's market with in walking distance.

debbie richey

Great nice museum

Deborah Hobbs

The Concerts on The Patio are so nice. Having the food trucks and drink station set up are, also nice. Throughout the summer, they had awesome performers. Today was Patricia Vonne and Robert LaRoche. They were totally awesome and entertaining!! The Buddy Holly Center, itself, is amazing and informative, if you know little about Buddy Holly. Well worth attending.

Terry Welborn

It was interesting.

Dara Turner

Thank goodness it was free when we went.

Caty Vargas

Friendly people, great stuff to look at!

Benjamin Nguyen

Very nice collection! Very disappointed that photography (non-flashed) was not allowed (odd because they allow pictures at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame). Would have gotten 5 stars. Staffs were friendly!

Victor Rey

I didn't get to go inside, but it's Amazing how much BH achieved in his short life.

Mike glass

Beautiful place full of history and very clean friendly people work there and housekeeping does a great job

Donald Barcheers

Was a nice surprise

Jamie Haynes

Learned so much and saw amazing artifacts. The contemporary gallery was amazing too

James Young

If you're a Buddy Holly fan this place is a must see. Also the staff is real friendly

Lourdes Dominguez

My husband Donald and I and my service dog Selena came to Lubbock Because my husband always wanted to visit here we had already been to Iowa to the site where the plane crashed killing Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens The big Booper and the Pilot we loveved the Center it was great learned more about Buddy.Also visited his House and took pictures Thanks Guys had a wonderful time

Kristy Benhsch

Great history. It was very warm in the museum though.

Jeff P.

There's a fee to do the tour and I was just passing thru town, so I didn't have time for the tour. A 3 Star is all I can give without seeing it all.

Billy Olivarez

Enjoyed the museum.

Scott Pederson

Interesting exhibit, not super-large, but it was nice.

Delores Luera

This is a great music and history venue. A new music venue is being built and will be open soon. It might give Branson, Missouri a run for it's money! Hey, competition is a good thing! Only time will tell. Thanks

FRANCES LOPEZ

Was awesome

Jan Johnson

Delightful. Loved seeing yhe pics and watching the video. Must see when visiting Lubbock.

William Bidinger

Lots of interesting information and photos to see during Buddy Holly's lifetime. Several artifacts that belonged to him as well.

Candice McDonald

A sweet museum full of the history of the birth of Rock, and all the soul, spiritual, Blue Grass and country that added to the creation. Loved that they were teaching a song writing class for children in their classroom.

Cynthia P

Disappointing tributes to Buddy Holly. The house on site is from one of the band members. A nice story line in the center however it is all private collections and no photos allowed. Expensive for what you get.

Vanessa Guadiana

I absolutely love this place. Everyone is so nice and I enjoy how peaceful it is. I even remembered the tour guides name after 2 1/2 years because she gave such a memorable speech about Buddy following his dreams. Really just gives you such a nice feeling. The museum is meant to continue Buddy's legacy, and while I know most young people today don't even know who he is, people like me appreciate it wholeheartedly.

Greg Knapp

This was a wonderful place to visit. While growing up to Buddy Holly songs, this center made me more aware of his entire life. They tell his life story brilliantly. Exhibits are creative and memorable. Great learning that Elvis' music had a dramatic impact on Buddy. It was fascinating learning the influence he had on the the Paul and John of The Beatles, Elton John and others.

Barbara Warren

Find out all you need to know about Buddy Holly...or was it Holley?? Find out the answers!!

Paul Philpot

Very nice

Paula Bautista

Great pictures and video

Manlio Tribioli

Nice small interesting museum. Pics inside are not allowed.

Linda Utley

Taught our children about Buddy Holly and other older rock n roller.

Bobby Mourlot

Very nice museum dedicated to Buddy Holly and the music scene from Lubbock Texas

Kathleen Anderson

I don't have a history of being a rabid Buddy Holly fan, but I find him interesting and, of course, tragic because I am a big fan of the song "American Pie". Before this visit, I didn't realize just how talented Buddy Holly was, nor was I aware of the depth and breadth of his influence. It's a relatively small Center, but what's there is excellent, including a short film. There's a gift shop of course that's a bit kitschy but not too much and a gallery for special exhibits. There's also a display of BH's bedroom for some reason. I didn't see much point in that; it's not really the same as seeing a display of Charles Schultz's studio, but whatever. BH was a small, skinny guy judging from his tshirt and leather jacket that were displayed which was something else I hadn't known previously. He always seemed larger than life.

Ray Solis

Really nice center stayed for the concert they were having had a great time there friendly people enjoyed the music

jehan medina

The entrance fee is $8. But the giant Buddy Holly glasses is right up front near the parking, and there is a Buddy Holly statue and wall of Fame across the road.

Apryl Patino

Had a great experience! Will be back!

Kilgore Hoobler

Loved it. Like stepping back into the '50s. If you love Buddy Holly and the '50s, this is a must-see. Afterward, walk across the street to see the Buddy Holly statue and Walk of Fame. Live music in the evening.

ilene kossaeth

If you like Buddy Holly, it's the greatest place to go.

Kevin M

Great museum - the movie (18 minutes) is very well done and the collection of artifacts is varied and interesting.

Janet Long

It was a little disappointing. The best part about it was the movie about his life. It would of been more interesting to see more pictures of his early life.

Tony Iadevaia

It's Buddy Holly what more needs to be said

Andrea McKee

So interesting ! Staff is welcoming. The Dia de los Muertos exhibit was beautiful as well!

Adrian Evans

Well worth a visit. Great museum.

Clyde Clevenger

Interesting Museum. All you need to know about Buddy.

Keyche Lewis

1st. Friday Art Trail Barbi Exhibit was awesome... Great pieces of art Jackie (center director ) is amazing

Stephen Boynton

Loved the music. Lots of reading.

Kasie Rue

Very neat to see the history of this rock and roll legend learned a couple new things definitely worth the time to go check it out

Linda Bentley

Nostalgic. Friendly people. Good food.

Bavette Goes Mobile

Great museum, lots of info! Timelines are awesome.

Ellen Reinwald

Small but very interesting

Jeni Brooks

We arrived 20 min before they closed so we didn't get to see much. What we did see was great and the staff was very nice and accommodating.

Tamra Marshall

Had a wonderful time. Enjoyed the Mariatchi Band. All the guys were great very entertaining.

peter jones

Having been a Buddy Holly fan for the last 60 years I felt so amazingly inspired by his music and about 28 years ago I learned to play the guitar with Buddy's music top of my list of the favourite songs. Thanks for everything and all the help you have provided today. Your staff are very welcoming and do their very best to help in anyway they can. Kind regards to all concerned. Peter L. Jones.