▁development ▁of ▁The ▁Crow ▁Collection . ▁ ▁The ▁Crow ▁Museum ▁was ▁partially ▁closed ▁for ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁as ▁it ▁under w ent ▁renov ations ▁and ▁an ▁expansion . ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁thought ful ▁planning ▁and ▁development , ▁the ▁museum ▁dram atically ▁expanded ▁its ▁foot print ▁along ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁Har wood ▁and ▁Flora ▁Stre ets ▁in ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Arts ▁District . ▁Og les by ▁Gre ene ▁Arch itect s ▁of ▁Dallas , ▁which ▁handled ▁earlier ▁renov ations ▁of ▁the ▁museum , ▁led ▁the ▁expansion ▁project . ▁The ▁Beck ▁Group ▁was ▁the ▁general ▁contract or . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Crow ▁Collection ▁changed ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Crow ▁Museum ▁of ▁Asian ▁Art , ▁a ▁name ▁that ▁reflect s ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁bread th ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁and ▁programming ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁wide ▁and ▁diverse ▁community ▁support . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Crow ▁Museum ▁formally ▁launched ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Cont empl ative ▁Le ad ership ▁with ▁programming ▁focused ▁around ▁The ▁Char ter ▁for ▁Com pass ion . ▁Cou ple d ▁with ▁mind ful ness - based ▁art ▁education ▁programming ▁in ▁the ▁museum , ▁this ▁initi ative ▁prom otes ▁increases ▁aw aren ess , ▁product ivity , ▁and ▁comp ass ion ▁for ▁self ▁and ▁others ▁through ▁classes ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁that ▁explore ▁mind ful ness . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁that ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Dallas ▁would ▁ac quire ▁the ▁Museum .