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IFAR to Sunset Operations IFAR announces that after 55 years of championing authenticity and ethics in the art world, it will wind down operations in mid-2025.

Announcing the new IFAR Journal (V22, nos.1&2) featuring the talks from our programs on Connoisseurship and Notre Dame

IFAR announces the latest issue of our award-winning quarterly, IFAR Journal, which goes to subscribers in more than a dozen countries. This new issue features important articles not available elsewhere, including the edited talks from our IFAR Evenings on Connoisseurship and Notre Dame and an article on an Edmondson sculpture discovered by IFAR’s Art Authentication Research Service. The Journal was mailed to subscribers; individual copies can be purchased on IFAR's website. 

Lindsey Schneider to Head IFAR IFAR's Board of Trustees announces the appointment of Dr. Lindsey Schneider as the next executive director of IFAR. She succeeds Dr. Sharon Flescher, who is departing at the end of 2023.

Updated list of Ukrainian Heritage and Aid Organizations IFAR has updated and expanded its list of organizations working to preserve and protect art, monuments and heritage sites in Ukraine. There is also a select list of organizations providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

The Video of IFAR's Program, Is There a Case for Connoisseurship in a High-Tech Era?, is now posted. Connoisseurship, close looking with an expert eye, has been accussed of being too subjective and old-fashioned, especially in an era when advanced technology, and now, A.I., are available. IFAR gathered several distinguished specialists from different fields in the art world to discuss the subject and make the case for the continued importance of connoisseurship in our high-tech era.

Updated List of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Preservation and Humanitarian Aid Organizations

IFAR has updated and expanded its list of cultural organizations working to preserve and protect art, monuments and heritage sites in Ukraine. These initiatives include restoration and care of damaged of cultural objects, digital mapping and surveillance of heritage sites, and gathering evidence of cultural war crimes. We also include a select list of organizations providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainians at home and abroad.

In Sorrow, IFAR Announces the Death of its Chairman Emeritus, Jack A. Josephson It is with great sadness that IFAR announces the death on October 22 of its Chairman Emeritus, Jack A. Josephson. He was a true gentleman and a scholar, and an important figure in IFAR’s history.

The Video of IFAR's Program on Imperiled Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Is Now Posted on IFAR's Website
You can now view the video of IFAR’s program of April 27, 2022: “Ukrainian Cultural Heritage: What’s Damaged; Destroyed; Documented; and Being Done.”

Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Preservation and Humanitarian Aid Organizations — A Selected List

IFAR has compiled a list of initiatives and cultural organizations working to protect the art, museums and monuments of Ukraine. These efforts include the gathering and verifying of evidence of war crimes against Ukrainian heritage, mapping and surveillance of endangered heritage sites, and the preservation of digital materials and information systems. The list also includes links to humanitarian organizations providing emergency food, shelter and medical supplies to people inside Ukraine and to refugees abroad.