DeSantis seeks to bring Ringling Museum in Sarasota under control of New College

The transfer of stewardship is seen as part of larger plan to consolidate campuses along U.S. 41.

  • By Jim DeLa
  • | 3:30 p.m. February 4, 2025
A plan is in place to transfer control of The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art from Florida State University to New College of Florida.
A plan is in place to transfer control of The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art from Florida State University to New College of Florida.
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In his budget, Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed transferring control of The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art from Florida State University to New College of Florida.

 

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