Program areas at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation Incorporated
Some 19 exhibitions had dates that fell within The 2023 fiscal year. They were featured in The searing wing, tibbals learning center, historic circus Museum, The keith d. and linda l. monda gallery for contemporary Art, The kotler-coville glass pavilion, and The community gallery. Exhibitions of special note were:guercino's 'friar with a golden earring' (october 14, 2023 - january 7, 2024)reclaiming home (march 18, 2023 - september 4, 2023)a decade of collecting (october 15, 2022 - january 22, 2023)gods and lovers (november 12, 2022 - may 29, 2023)highlights from The stanton b. And nancy w. kaplan collection of photography (august 20, 2022 - february 12, 2023)
Learning opportunities are offered to The general public, educators, and students from elementary to university level. Programs include lectures on The arts and history of The circus, family exploration activities in The galleries, lesson plans for educators about The Ringling collections, university-level seminars on a spectrum of cultural topics, and university intern programs in which students obtain an overview of The business of museums. In addition, The Ringling hosts school group tours from across The state of Florida.
Maintaining, interpreting, and conserving The permanent collection of over 60,000 objects as well as an archives collection and an Art research library that serves The general public. The Ringling had 378,192 visitors in fy23 and 8,349 membership and circle households.