▁Art ▁is ▁a ▁museum ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Dallas , ▁Texas , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁cult ures ▁of ▁Asia ▁including ▁China , ▁Japan , ▁India , ▁Korea , ▁Nep al , ▁Vietnam , ▁Camb odia , ▁Th ailand , ▁Indones ia , ▁My an mar ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁from ▁ancient ▁to ▁the ▁contemporary . ▁The ▁Crow ▁Museum ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁and ▁visitors ▁of ▁Dallas ▁from ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Tr amm ell ▁Crow . ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Arts ▁District . ▁The ▁interior ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Bo oz iot is ▁and ▁Company ▁Arch itect s ▁of ▁Dallas . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Tr amm ell ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Crow ▁bought ▁their ▁first ▁piece ▁of ▁Asian ▁art ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s . ▁The ▁C rows ▁have ▁tra ve led ▁extens ively ▁throughout ▁the ▁world , ▁but ▁Asia ▁was ▁a ▁favorite ▁destination . ▁Pie ces ▁from ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁China , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁India ▁were ▁added ▁as ▁the ▁C rows ' ▁travel s ▁continued , ▁evol ving ▁into ▁a ▁distinguished ▁collection ▁featuring ▁art work ▁sp anning ▁ 3 5 0 0 ▁B . C . ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁museum ▁came ▁about ▁when ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Crow ▁decided ▁they ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁collection ▁int act