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06-30-2008 The Ringling Museum Introduces Custom Audio Tour of Cŕ d’Zan Mansion

Sarasota, FL—June 30, 2008 – Visitors to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art can experience the Cà d’Zan Mansion using custom Apple iPod audio tours beginning July 1, 2008.  This is the second custom audio tour to be offered at the Ringling Museum. The first audio tour of the Museum of Art’s 21-gallery permanent collection was introduced in May 2007.

06-20-2008 The John and Mable Ringling Museum Earns StormReady® University Certification from National Weather Service

Sarasota, FL—June 20, 2008 – The John and Ringling Museum of Art earned  StormReady® University certification from the National Weather Service. The Museum was presented with a special letter from the NWS during the Board of Directors meeting on Friday, June 20,2008. It is one of only three universities in Florida to receive the certification.

06-20-2008 Asian Art Curator Named to Lead Ringling Museum Asian Art Initiative

Sarasota, FL – June 20, 2008 – The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art announces the appointment of Dr. Qing Chang as the Helga Wall-Apelt Curator of Asian Art. This position was created and is supported through a $2 million endowment from Asian Art Collector Dr. Helga Wall-Apelt, a Sarasota resident and Ringling board member who has also contributed funds to build a wing for Asian art at the Ringling Museum. Dr.  Chang begins July 7, 2008.

06-11-2008 Japanese Prints Tell the Story of Modern Japan in Exhibition at the Ringling Museum

Sarasota, FL—June 11, 2008 –  Selected works from the Ringling Museum’s important collection of Japanese shin hanga and sosaku hanga woodblock prints, dating from the first half of the 20th century, are presented in Tradition and Transformation: Modern Masters of the Japanese Print, July 12, 2008-Jan. 4, 2009 in the Ulla R. and Arthur F. Searing Wing.

06-05-2008 Mummies Centerpoint of Ancient Egyptian Burial Rituals Exhibition at Ringling Museum

Sarasota, FL—June 5, 2008 – Ancient Egyptian beliefs and preparations surrounding death and the afterlife will be illuminated in the exhibition To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum on display in the Ulla R. and Arthur F. Searing Wing at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Oct. 18, 2008-Jan.11, 2009.   The Brooklyn Museum's collection of ancient Egyptian art, one of the largest and finest in the United States, is renowned throughout the world.