News

January 2024
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

December 13, 2023
Lindsey Schneider to Head IFAR Following the Retirement of Executive Director Sharon Flescher 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 has served as IFAR's executive director for over 25 years and is retiring at the end of 2023.
October 13, 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.
July 7, 2023
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.
February 24, 2023
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.

October 27, 2022
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.
May 19, 2022
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.”
April 25, 2022
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.

March 4, 2022
CULTURAL HERITAGE – ALONG WITH HUMAN LIFE – AT RISK IN UKRAINE

 

As an organization which for 50-plus years has been concerned with the protection, integrity, theft, looting, and authenticity of art and other cultural property, IFAR  has released a statement regarding the cultural heritage at risk in Ukraine.


 

December 8, 2021
The Video of IFAR’s Program on The FBI’s Art Crime Team Is Now Posted on IFAR’s Website

You can now view the video of “The FBI’s Art Crime Team,” an IFAR Evening of November 9, 2021, on IFAR’s website.