Lygia and the Bull

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Florida State University, is one of the largest museum / university campuses in the nation. It preserves the legacy of John and Mable Ringling by educating and enabling a large and diverse audience to experience and take delight in a world-renowned collection of fine art. In the Italianate splendor of The Museum of Art's 21 galleries you will discover the Ringling permanent collection of Old Master paintings - including works by Titian, Veronese, Rubens, Hals, and Velázquez.

 
  • Museum of Art and Circus Museum Guided Tours at 11 a.m., noon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 p.m. (last tour on Sunday at 4 p.m.) Free with Museum Admission
  • Special Exhibition Tours of Venice in the Age of Canaletto at 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30 and 7 p.m. (last tour on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.) Free with Museum Admission

Special Festival Exhibitions Include:

  • Louise Fishman Among the Old Masters
    Monumental scale, intensely saturated color, bold, gestural application of paint, and fervent emotion characterize both Louise Fishman's abstract paintings and the Museum masterworks which are placed side by side in this provocative exhibition.
  • Venice in the Age of Canaletto
    From museums across the nation come important paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts from the Venetian eighteenth century.
  • Path to Paradise: The World of Buddhism
    The iconographic characteristics and religious functions of Buddhist deities are examined in this exhibition of objects from diverse Asian cultures.

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