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FLORIDA ATTRACTIONS
Region: South
Florida
Ringling Museum of Art
Sarasota, FL
Contact Information:
5401 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, Florida 34243
941-359-5700
941-359-5745 (Fax)
info@ringling.org
Directions:
Located off I-75, Exit 213 (previously Exit
40); west on University Parkway to Ringling
Museum estate at 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota.
Parking is free for buses and cars at the FSU
Asolo Center for the Performing Arts.
Description and Activities:
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.
Website:
ringling.org
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