Crow Museum of Asian Art

The Crow Museum of Asian Art is within walking distance from the DMA and Nasher Sculpture Center. I was delighted to discover it was free and connected with UTD. The museum is two and a half stories showcasing pieces from different countries in Asia as well as providing information on various historical periods. The staff were friendly and helpful as I explored the museum. The pottery and tapestry from various Asian countries are one of my favorite parts of Asian exhibits. If you come within 30 minutes to an hour to closing time, I recommend heading upstairs first, you won't get access upstairs once there's fifteen minutes to closing. They also have doors that lead outside with plenty of places to sit, a large statue and big stairs that lead to the ground floor. This was a pleasant surprise and I enjoyed my time here.

I was in town for the Southwest Regional History Conference to present a paper on Japanese Buddhism, this was the perfect museum for me. Here's the context, my trip here included three great anxieties: 1) flying during a time of federal safety cutbacks, 2) being a Brown man who looks like an immigrant in Texas, and 3) cheerleaders. My hotel was overrun with cheerleaders and their insane mothers. I'm afraid of cheerleaders. Clowns, mermaids, but most of all cheerleaders. This peaceful, quiet, lovely museum didn't have their South or Southeast Asian collection out, it was a Japanese ceramics show and it was really Zen. I learned a lot about the ancient 7 kilns and there is nothing like peaceful ancient Japanese beauty. Free admission, easy to get here from Irving on the Orange line, and a hop, skip, and not even a jump to the Dallas Food Truck lane. Right across from an excellent sculpture museum. Even if you're not haunted by fears of plane accidents, ICE detention, or screeching cheerleaders, you'll find erudition, inner peace, and Oriental wisdom here.

The Crow Museum of Asian Art is a small museum but it has an excellent collection. The primary exhibitions when I visited was Japanese works, but there were other nationalities represented.The museum itself is located at the University of Texas at Dallas, at 2010 Flora Street. This is just north of Downtown and within walking distance of the Downtown hotels. There are pay parking garages nearby. The collection begins outside, where there are Guardian Lions, and tomb statuary. Then one enters and begins browsing. There is no fee for admission!The collection is varied, but tends to be heavy on pottery and ceramics. There's a surprising amount of tapestries and textiles as well. I learned a lot about kimonos! All in all, I would budget a couple of hours to look through the exhibits. After visiting this collection, one could walk to the other museums in the area, such as the Dallas Museum of Art.

While I'm not an avid Asian art appreciator I do like certain aspects. This is a great museum and after a recent remodel/ update,they opened with a show by a single Japanese Pottery collector. Very interesting.In and around Dallas? Like cool dark well curated museums? This is a must.Go!

Free entry. Nice museum of sculptures, geology, art from Asian cultures. Has nice aesthetic to the layout and design of the interior.

Beautiful museum. 2 floors and not a big space but interesting to see beautiful collection of Japanese artwork, pottery etc. It's a free museum so enjoy it with friends and family. Lovely location and couple other museums nearby.

The Crow Museum of Asian Art is an affiliate of the University of Texas at Dallas, and it's always free to visit. I can't believe I hadn't been before, since I'd been to the other two museums across the street several times growing up! I visited a few weeks ago with my family, and we had a great visit. There was a great exhibit - "Rare Earth: The Art and Science of Chinese Stones" - when we visited. The museum isn't large, but it's really nice and interesting and definitely worth including in your Dallas Arts District itinerary!

Beautiful little gallery for select Asian Art exhibits.When we visited we loved the Jooyoung Choi exhibit. The jade, lacquer, and Vishnu exhibits were also fantastic. I appreciated all the information about the lacquer-making process, and I would have liked more information about other exhibits--how depictions of Vishnu changed over time if at all, what the Vishnu artifacts were from, etc.The gift shop is currently closed for renovation.We spent not quite two hours and looked through everything.

Exquisite museum spotlighting Asian art, artists, and culture. Noteworthy permanent collection. Beautifully curated remarkable special exhibits. Currently Crow has a series of exhibits focused in showcasing Texas-based contemporary Asian women artists. Enthralled, enchanted, and, entranced I am with "Divine Spark: Kana Harada".CHEERS!

The Crow Museum of Asian Art was so much better than I expected for a free museum!The exhibits were exquisite and very informative! There were 3 levels to walk through.