More than 4,000 works of Asian art are set to join the Crow Museum of Asian Art, located at The University of Texas at Dallas, including pottery, bronzes and sculptures.
Collector Barry L. MacLean donated a collection spanning 5,000 years of history to the museum, along with $10 million to fund the preservation, maintenance and care of the artifacts, according to a news release from the university.
The overview
The MacLean Collection is “one of the great Asian art collections put together in the United States,” said Richard Pegg, director and curator of Asian art for the collection.
Several pieces from the collection have already found a home in the museum, including several outdoor sculptures. The museum also opened the exhibit “Fire and Earth: Early Chinese Pottery from the MacLean Collection” in 2025 at its downtown Dallas location with 45 ceramic vessels.