Circus World leaders are working to define the roles of the museum’s major fundraising organizations now that the Wisconsin Historical Society has taken over management of the site. The Circus World ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — World Circus Day is on April 20 and the Ringling Museum in Sarasota is celebrating the day with free entry to the circus museum. The museum also honors the day by celebrating the 50th ...

In a tense meeting marked by pointed accusations and contradictory claims, the Circus World Museum Foundation board voted Thursday to take its fight for the historic site’s future to the state Capitol ...

Angela discovers why Circus World made Wisconsin a nationally renowned historic site and where the Ringling Brothers began in 1884. The museum features daily performances under the billowing big top — ...

Circus World is toasting 66 years in Baraboo with a special four-day Anniversary Days event, June 27-30 featuring $6 admission! The big birthday bash under the big top will offer live circus ...

BARABOO, Wis. - Not long ago, the Circus World Museum seemed to be falling like a trapeze artist without a net. Tourists were abandoning this small town, where Ringling Brothers got its start, largely ...

Artist Joan Stevens helps preserve Circus World Museum's historic wagon collection. As a teenager, Joan Stevens ran away with the carnival and fell in love with circus art. Today, she is helping ...

Wisconsin may be the jolliest state in the union: Where else can you find Clown Camp, Clown College, the Clown Hall of Fame, Circus World Museum and the Great Circus Parade? There's a reason so much ...

The modern circus was born there and exported all over the world. So, the announced closing of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Saturday night marked a sad chapter in circus history, say ...

BARABOO -- A disco ball hangs from the center of the big top tent, splattering pinpricks of blue light across the inside of the tent like a starry sky, while performers show their talents in sequins ...