Crow Collection of Asian Art

The late Trammell Crow, who passed away in 2009, was one of Dallas’s best-known real estate developers. He and his wife, Margaret, shared a lifelong fascination with Asian art and together took numerous trips to China (the first in 1976, when few Westerners were issued visas to the country), Japan, Nepal, India, Cambodia and Tibet. From the impressive collection they amassed, more than 300 pieces are on display on three floors in a building opposite the Nasher Sculpture Center; among the highlights are jade ornaments from China, Japanese scrolls and a 28-foot-high sandstone façade from an 18th-century Indian residence. At once extremely personal and museum-quality, the Crow collection is a must-see for anyone interested in Asian art. Admission is free.