▁as ▁a ▁legacy ▁for ▁their ▁children ▁and ▁grand children , ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁The ▁art work , ▁which ▁ranges ▁from ▁including ▁examples ▁of ▁Chinese ▁j ades , ▁Buddh ist ▁sculpt ure , ▁and ▁Japanese ▁screen ▁paint ings , ▁had ▁been ▁displayed ▁in ▁lo bb ies , ▁reception , ▁and ▁office ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Tr amm ell ▁Crow ▁Center , ▁other ▁office ▁buildings , ▁m arts , ▁hot els , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁the ▁C rows ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁museum . ▁" B ecause ▁the ▁art ▁was ▁scattered ▁between ▁commercial ▁buildings ▁and ▁our ▁families ' ▁homes , ▁we ▁had ▁little ▁notion ▁of ▁what ▁kind ▁of ▁a ▁collection ▁we ▁had ▁until ▁pieces ▁were ▁gathered ▁for ▁the ▁exhaust ive ▁selection ▁process ," ▁Mrs . ▁Crow ▁said . ▁ ▁In ▁total , ▁the ▁Crow ▁family ▁has ▁am ass ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁pieces ▁of ▁Asian ▁art , ▁among ▁which ▁the ▁ 5 6 9 ▁best ▁were ▁selected , ▁after ▁extensive ▁analysis , ▁by ▁a ▁noted ▁cur ator ▁for ▁inclusion ▁in ▁The ▁Crow ▁Collection . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁Pav il ion ▁at ▁the ▁Tr amm ell ▁Crow ▁Center ▁was ▁red es igned ▁and ▁renov ated ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁special ▁needs ▁of ▁a ▁gallery ▁displaying ▁centuries - old ▁art ▁year - round . ▁A ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁Tr amm ell ▁S . ▁Crow , ▁serves ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Crow ▁Family ▁Foundation ▁and ▁over se es ▁the