Welcome to the place for pause, The Crow Collection
of Asian Art. You can be quiet here. Just step inside off of the street and
soak in a placid moment far from the stress of work and life. Here you can just
be. You can be with a work of art, gazing absent of time into the intricacies
of a miniature mountain made of jade in the Qing Dynasty. You can sit with a
Japanese Screen of the Edo Period and contemplate your place in the world and
your relationship with nature. There are no walls in this museum. Horizons take
us to new landscapes. You can feel the change after just a few minutes. You are
calmer. More relaxed. The rooms are dark, pensive with lights illuminating your
path and revealing your next turn. This is an oasis far from the tug of
technology.
You are welcomed here, welcomed to be calm, quiet
and curious.
You are welcomed to belong. We believe you can belong to
wellbeing. In Asia, nature and art cannot be separated. By being in these
spaces with works of art depicting the natural world, you are taking care of
your being. You can find new practices like centering your breath, meditation
and yoga. You can soak in not twenty objects but maybe only three. Works of art
from Asia are meant to be contemplative. Art for the mind.
We know that spending slow time with art has
wonderful benefits to the body: decreased blood pressure, reduced cortisol,
lower heart rate. These moments with works of art, practiced with intention and
pattern can reduce, even reverse the damaging effects of prolonged stress.
Museums offer this kinder, gentler medicine.
Along with churches, we may be one of the few quiet
(and free) spaces left in the world for personal wellbeing retreats. We offer
access to tranquility and a place to think, to imagine a future where you know
how to take care of yourself, others and the environment. We offer growth
moments and the freedom to be curious and learn about time-tested traditions of
wellness throughout Asia. And looking at art is the portal to them. Be well
with us.
