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The Ringling is the State Art Museum of Florida and is administered by Florida State University. It features an art museum, historic mansion, circus museum, historic theater, conservation laboratory, and research library, situated on sixty-six acres of spectacular bay front property in Sarasota. The Ringling is a place of art, architecture, and circus in an environment that inspires, educates, entertains, and honors the legacy of John & Mable Ringling. As one of the more extraordinary museums in the world, with a unique combination of diverse culture, and fine and performing arts, The Ringling will be a leading museum complex with an international reach aligned with Florida State University.