DALLAS, TX.- This fall, the Crow Museum of Asian Art announces seven new exhibitions opening across its Dallas Arts District and UT Dallas campus locations, alongside a robust schedule of public programs and community events. Highlights include Groundbreakers: Post-War Japan and Korea from the DMA Collection (Sept. 6, 2025-July 26, 2026), a collaborative postwar survey with the Dallas Museum of Art; Mounds and Mist: Kondo Traditions in Clay (Sept. 27, 2025-May 31, 2026), which explores the layered legacy of Japanese ceramic traditions; and Eliza Au: Squaring the Circle (Nov. 15, 2025-March 1, 2026), a major solo exhibition by the Texas-born artist. These exhibitions – paired with community programs like lectures, concerts, a family-fun Community Day, and the return of the Mystical Arts of Tibet weeklong sand mandala/painting residency – reflect the Crow Museum’s mission to celebrate Asian art and culture across time, space, and media.

Below is the list of events, exhibitions and programs happening at the Crow Museum of Asian Art.

FALL 2025 EXHIBITIONS. This season’s new exhibitions will be on view across the Crow Museum’s two locations in the Dallas Arts District (2010 Flora St., Dallas) and the new museum space at the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum on the UT Dallas campus (800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson). Please note the specific location for each museum (admission is free for both museums).

EXHIBITIONS – UT DALLAS CAMPUS LOCATION:

Groundbreakers: Post-War Japan and Korea from the DMA Collection
Sept. 6, 2025-July 26, 2026
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
In partnership with the Dallas Museum of Art, Groundbreakers brings together artists who played with materiality, space and performance in postwar Japan and Korea after the 1950s.

[ _____] Mirage
Sept. 20, 2025-March 1, 2026
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
This immersive 360-degree multimedia installation draws on sound, video and environmental data collected in the American Southwest. The digital art experience is designed by Sara Dittrich, an interdisciplinary artist based in Baltimore, and SV Randall, UT Dallas Assistant Professor of Visual and Performing Arts.

Mounds and Mist: Kondo Traditions in Clay
Sept. 27, 2025-May 31, 2026
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
A focused exhibition examining the layered legacy of Kondo ceramic traditions, this exhibition celebrates the achievement of four members of the Kondo family: Kondo Yuzo (1902–1985); his sons Yutaka (1932–1983) and Hiroshi (1936–2012); and his grandson Takahiro (born 1958).

Whiskers and Paws: Cecilia Chiang
Oct. 4, 2025-March 8, 2026
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
A playful and poignant exhibition celebrating the emotional bonds between humans and their beloved companions, Whiskers and Paws is an excerpt of self-taught artist Cecilia Chiang’s nature-focused work and primarily serves as a nod to her childhood.

EXHIBITIONS – DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT LOCATION:

Fire and Earth: Early Chinese Pottery from the MacLean Collection
Sept. 20, 2025-Sept. 27, 2026
Crow Museum of Asian Art – Dallas Arts District
A remarkable look at early Chinese ceramic traditions drawn from one of the most significant private collections in the U.S., this exhibition – consisting of 45 pottery vessels selected from the MacLean Collection – offers insight into ancient craftsmanship, aesthetic innovation and the material culture of early China.

Paper Knife: Objects of Beauty in Early Modern Japan
Nov. 8, 2025-Aug. 29, 2027
Crow Museum of Asian Art – Dallas Arts District
Exploring the artistry and refinement of small-scale decorative objects, this exhibition highlights the cultural value and craftsmanship embedded in daily-use items in early modern Japan.

Eliza Au: Squaring the Circle (Texas Ties series)
Nov. 15, 2025-March 1, 2026
Crow Museum of Asian Art – Dallas Arts District
Featuring intricately designed ceramic sculptures by Texas-born artist Eliza Au, this major solo exhibition explores ornament through the built environment, ceramics and design. Au is the second artist featured in the Crow Museum’s Texas Ties exhibition series, which showcases artists with connections to the Lone Star State.

PERFORMANCES, LECTURES AND EVENTS

Forget Yourself and Become One with Nature: Lecture with Alexandra Munroe

Thursday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. (reception at 6:30 p.m.)
Free with registration
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
Presented in collaboration with the Dallas Museum of Art and the UT Dallas Center for Asian Studies, this lecture features Dr. Alexandra Munroe, Senior Curator at Large, Global Arts, at the Guggenheim Museum. In conjunction with the DMA’s Return to Infinity: Yayoi Kusama, Dr. Munroe will explore Kusama’s ecofeminist worldview, cosmic nature motifs and shamanic influences – themes that have shaped the artist’s seven-decade career across sculpture, installation, poetry and performance.

Collage Concert
Saturday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m.
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
Experience an hour of non-stop music by ensembles and soloists from the Bass School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology in a continuous, immersive performance of sound and movement staged throughout the Crow Museum lobby (see website for registration and ticketing details).

Reflecting Nature Through Ink and Imagination: Artist Talk with Lam Tung Pang
Saturday, Oct. 11, at 11:30 a.m.
Free (pre-registration is encouraged)
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
Explore the connection between traditional Chinese landscape painting and ecological themes with artist Lam Tung Pang, whose immersive installation Mountains de-bonding combines classical techniques with modern materials.

Workshop with Lam Tung Pang
Saturday, Oct. 11, from 1–3 p.m.
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
A hands-on art-making workshop with the artist following his talk (see website for registration and ticketing details).

Community Day
Saturday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
Round up the family for this free festival featuring art-making, performances and interactive experiences for all ages. Explore new exhibitions spotlighting both contemporary and traditional Asian art, create zines and paper works, and engage with UT Dallas student ambassadors throughout the museum. At 1 p.m., percussionists Drew Lang and Roland Muzquiz will present a live interpretation of [ _____ ] Mirage, a 360-degree multimedia installation created by artists Sara Dittrich and SV Randall. Performed within the immersive environment of the Crow’s New Media Gallery, this experimental sound piece draws on environmental data collected in the American Southwest and translates it into a rich, atmospheric composition using marimba and other percussive instruments. A Q&A with the artists will follow the performance.

Watering Hole Seminar
Thursday, Nov. 6, at 3:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
This multi-part event will include a special tour of the Crow Museum, talks from guest speakers and a Q&A. Presented with the ArtSci Lab at UT Dallas, this interdisciplinary program explores identity, mapping and storytelling in the Asian diaspora using GPS, social media and geospatial tools.

Mystical Arts of Tibet: Mandala Sand Painting Residency
Nov. 11–15, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. daily
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
Experience a powerful weeklong residency with Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery as they create a traditional sand mandala – an intricate spiritual artwork symbolizing healing and impermanence. Using millions of grains of crushed marble and specialized metal funnels called chak-pur, the monks painstakingly construct the mandala over the course of five days, offering a rare opportunity to witness this meditative process up close. Visitors are invited to observe the mandala’s daily evolution, participate in a hands-on community sand painting activity, and attend a series of events throughout the week

This residency offers a meaningful opportunity for quiet reflection, shared creativity, and cross-cultural connection – welcoming students, families and visitors of all backgrounds into a centuries-old tradition of art and mindfulness (see website for registration and ticketing details).

[ _____ ] Mirage: An Immersive Encounter with Choral Music and Digital Art
Saturday, Dec. 6, performances at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Crow Museum of Asian Art – UT Dallas campus
Step inside a world where light and sound become one. In this groundbreaking collaboration, the UT Dallas Chamber Singers perform live choral music that echoes and enhances the immersive 360-degree digital art experience, [ _____ ] Mirage. A surround-sound experience of sight, sound and sensation, the audience is invited to listen, look and feel as voices and visuals merge into a single, transformative encounter