A grassroots campaign to stop the proposed transfer of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art from Florida State University to New College of Florida has succeeded, critics of the idea said ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — World Circus Day is on April 20 and the Ringling Museum in Sarasota is celebrating the day with free entry to the circus museum. The museum also honors the day by celebrating the 50th ...

The circus is back — only this time, it’s louder, faster, and reimagined for a new generation. Feld Entertainment, the Palmetto-based company that is also behind Disney on Ice and Monster Jam, is ...

As the official State Art Museum of Florida, part of Florida State University, and the largest university-affiliated museum in North America, The Ringling is a powerful and inspiring symbol of ...

With a new gallery in the circus museum and a photography exhibition exploring the backstage life of the traveling carnival and circus, The Ringling offers even more immersion into circus history. On ...

Credit to New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran for having a lot on his plate. Yet Corcoran still wants to take on the herculean task of controlling what is under the Ringling Museum ...

The Circus Museum was established in 1948 by The Ringling's first director, Arthur Austin Jr. Not only does it honor John Ringling, but it was also the first museum in the U.S. that documented the ...

In 1834, teenager Afong Moy became the first known Chinese woman to come to the United States, where she was displayed as a kind of side show attraction by two American businessman trying to promote ...

Florida State University pours vast resources into the museum, but that could change under a proposal by the governor. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven ...

A wagon that’s been on display at Baraboo’s Circus World Museum for three decades will soon be departing. The Ringling Bros. Bell Wagon will travel to Florida shortly after Labor Day to be with its ...

Circus magnate John Ringling built a 36,000-square-foot Venetian palazzo in Sarasota in 1926. Ca' d'Zan cost $27 million in today's money to build. The home features 400 pieces from Vanderbilt estates ...