Welcome

This website was designed, as a library, with the Ringling Museum Docents in mind, but is of interest to all. It describes in detail the main features of the various venues. This library mainly consists of docent research, some Ringling Museum study materials and publications, articles from the Sarasota County History Center and area newspapers.

This website is not part of the The John and Mable Ringling Museum / FSU organization, but a private development created and maintained by Willem van Osnabrugge, docent at the Ringling Museum.

You may contribute appropriate articles for credited publication on this portal.

Updates

New articles and slide shows are being added to the main menu selections and the individual art galleries. Plus many updates and additions to the descriptions and interpretations of paintings.

New labels and photos of the paintings and other art have been added to each gallery.

Navigation

Browse this website by selecting topics from the menu on the left. Always use the "back" button on your browser to get back to these pages. External internet links will open in new windows. Close those windows after use, to come back on these pages for further selections.

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Several modules on this Site (such as -but not limited to- the Dutch and Chinese Language Sound Players and voice overs, the Interactive Sculpture Panorama and Panorama of the Century design and movie) are copyright and the intellectual property of RinglingDocents.org.

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