The Montmartre Museum presents a selection of 20th‑century works tied to this vibrant world, in the exhibition "The Circus, a ...

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 ...

At Circus World in Baraboo, the sights and sounds evoke the golden age of the circus. Its presence is loud and colorful. In the late 1800s, traveling performers rode ornate wagons through towns to ...

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 — ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Wisconsin Historical Society is taking over control of operations at Circus World this month. The Baraboo museum’s five year-round staff members became state employees Jan. 1, as the agency ...

The Ringling Bros. Bell Wagon will be leaving the Circus World Museum in Baraboo. That’s because it’s owned by Feld Entertainment, which loaned the items to the museum in 1984. The Ringling Bell Wagon ...

BARABOO, Wis. — The Big Top is back in Baraboo as Circus World kicks off its 2026 season with new performances, a brand-new museum exhibit and a packed calendar of special events celebrating America’s ...