The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is the legacy of circus entrepreneur and art collector John Ringling and his wife, Mable. The Museum?which features both a permanent collection and temporary exhibition galleries?sits on a historic sixty-six acre estate that also includes the Venetian-Gothic Cà d?Zan mansion, the winter-residence of John and Mable Ringling, the Tibbals Learning Center, the John M. McKay Visitors Pavilion (housing the Historic Asolo Theater), the Johnson/Blalock Education/Conservation Building and The Ulla R. and Arthur F. Searing Wing. Believed to be originally envisioned as one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world, the Museum was ahead of its time in assembling a significant collection of Asian Art. Now governed by Florida State University, the Museum establishes the Ringling Estate as one of the largest museum-university complexes in the United States.
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Architects: Machado and Silvetti Associates

Location: Sarasota, Florida, United States

Architect Of Record: Machado Silvetti

Area: 25500.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Anton Grassl / Esto

Project Client: Florida State University, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

Local Consultant Architect: Sweet Sparkman Architects

Civil Engineers: AM Engineering, I...