John & Mable Ringling Museum

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While many travelers hit up a museum or two at some point during their exploration of a new city, nothing is quite as memorable as Sarasota's John & Mable Ringling Museum, a museum that will change minds about museums for many years to come. As beautiful of a space as it is interesting and filled with excellent art, The John & Mable Ringling Museum is so regal and extensive that Florida considers it the state art museum.

Established in the 1920s, The John & Mable Ringling Museum is currently run by Florida State University. Most of the art, all of the buildings, and all of the incredible furniture and personal effects on display belonged to Mable and John Ringling, whose love of culture, art, and the finer things in life truly enhanced Sarasota for many years after they both passed away.

Visitors to The John & Mable Ringling Museum can explore over 20 galleries of European paintings and other types of art, many of which are done by the masters, including everyone from Peter Paul Rubens to Boudin. There is everything from sculptures to prints, photographs to drawings, and other galleries in the museum offer a look at contemporary art, as well as Asian and American art from throughout history.

Travelers who enjoy learning more about history and context can also plan a guided tour of the collection, as well as tours of the gardens and the mansion, during their trip. All of the different parts of the estate, from The John & Mable Ringling Museum to the Circus Museum, are open from ten in the morning until five-thirty in the afternoon daily.

A number of hotels are just a short distance from The John & Mable Ringling Museum, including the Courtyard Sarasota and the Hyatt Place Hotel Sarasota.

For more information: http://www.ringling.org or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Mable_Ringling_Museum_of_Art

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