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John Mable Ringling Museum

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, which is affiliated
with Florida State University, is the largest museum/university
complex in the nation. The 66-acre estate is the legacy of John
Ringling (1866-1936), one of the great business tycoons of his day.
The Museum of Art, recognized as the state art museum of Florida,
includes 21 galleries of internationally recognized European and
American art with paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Poussin and other
baroque masters. In addition, the estate encompasses Cà d'Zan, the
recently restored 32-room Ringling mansion; the Circus Museum; the
Original Asolo theater; the Rose Garden and beautifully landscaped
grounds overlooking Sarasota Bay.

Statewide outreach educational programs provide access for scholarly
research and arts education for audiences of all ages. The Museum's
art library includes a major reference collection of more than 60,000
volumes encompassing all art periods.


5401 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, Florida 34243
941-359-5700
941-359-5745 (Fax)

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