On May 27, 2024, Yuri Yanchyshyn delivered this presentation as part of a Ukrainian Institute and other organizations sponsored three day conference in Berlin, entitled “From Crisis To Future: New Responsibilities for Museums in Ukraine.” Further information regarding the conference can be found at the following link https://obmin.eu/conference.php
ЗАМИЛЕНЕ ОКО ПРОТИ ДОСВІДЧЕНОГО ― МЕБЛЕВЕ ШАХРАЙСТВО ТА ПРОБЛЕМИ ЗБЕРІГАННЯ
23 травня 2024 року, Юрій Янчишин прочитав лекцію на тему "Замилене Око проти Досвідченого - Mеблеве Шахрайство та Проблеми Зберігання" для Міжнародної наукової конференції “Пам’ятки Рухомої Мистецької Спадщини: Проблеми Обліку, Захисту та Реставрації,” яка відбулася у Національному університеті "Львівська Політехніка." Тема доповіді обговорює одну з найвидатніших підробок в історії американського декоративного мистецтва, Крісло Брюстера, що є дуже актуальною через російську війну в Україні.
THE DECEIVING VS. THE INFORMED EYE: FURNITURE FAKERY AND CONSERVATION (presented in Ukrainian)
On May 23, 2024, Yuri Yanchyshyn gave a presentation at the International Academic Conference "Monuments of Movable Artistic Heritage: Problems of Accounting, Protection and Conservation," in Lviv, Ukraine. The theme of his talk was the fakery of the Brewster Chair, one of the most famous examples of decorative arts deception in the United States, at the Henry Ford Museum in the 1970s.
On May 10, 2024, Yuri Yanchyshyn, wooden artifacts conservator and Fulbright Specialist and Scholar, spoke at the Ukrainian Canadian Students Union (SUSK) Conference in Toronto, Canada, presenting “Preserving Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage During Wartime.” This presentation briefly introduces Ukraine’s 20c wooden artifacts and highlights a preventive conservation initiative to digitally scan eleven wooden tserkvas (churches) of eastern Ukraine during wartime.
On April 22, 2024, Yuri Yanchyshyn, Fulbright Specialist and Scholar, gave a Ukrainian language presentation on “The Degradation of Wood - Mold and Insects” to the members and guests of the The International Council Museums - Ukraine, Conservation Section. This presentation introduced listeners to mold and insects as agents of wooden objects degradation, and current methods of identification and treatment.
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 2022 has included the wholesale destruction, damage and looting of Ukraine’s cultural heritage, including a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This intentional destruction is a loss not only for Ukraine but also for humankind. Ukrainian scientific communities need more resources to address these challenges. In response, Red Arch Cultural Heritage Law and Policy Research partnered with Lviv Polytechnic National University to initiate a program of preventive conservation to fund the digital scanning of eleven historic wooden churches in eastern Ukraine, some of which are very close to the war zone. The success of those initial efforts has led our team to expand on this initiative in 2024, and to launch separate initiatives that will strengthen conservation education and conservation science in Ukraine.
On January 30, 2024, Yuri Yanchyshyn, Fulbright Specialist and Scholar, gave a Ukrainian language presentation on The Structure and Properties of Wood to the members and guests of the Conservation Section of The International Council Museums - Ukraine. This presentation introduced listeners to microscopic wood identification and the effects of moisture on wood.
Red Arch Cultural Heritage Law & Policy Research today announced the contribution of a high-tech laser scanner, software, and workstation to the department of Architecture and Conservation, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine. This milestone enables Red Arch, a US-based 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit to assist Ukrainian scholars in the documentation of wooden religious architecture under threat by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The project is made possible by funding from the Knights of Columbus.
As part of Colgate University’s Art and Art History lecture series, Yuri Yanchyshyn gave a presentation on the legacy and life of Ukrainian cultural artifacts, with special attention given to their continued significance in light of the war against Russia. The talk was co-sponsored by the Center for Freedom and Western Civilization Forum on Cultural Heritage.
As Russian missiles fall, a Michigan native is racing against time to save priceless pieces of Ukrainian culture. It's called "Red-Listing," when people assemble items in museums and churches that need to be preserved.
On July 7, 2022, the Ukrainian American Archives and Museum and the Detroit Branch of the Shevechenko Scientific Society presented a talk by Yuri Yanchyshyn on “Ukrainian Culture at Risk - Again, A Conservator’s Perspective.” This presentation addressed the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and is prefaced with an overview of the destruction of 20c Ukrainian culture, highlighting the iconostasis in the 1930’s, the Jewish synagogues during WWII, and the primarily Polish Roman Catholic polychrome sculptures after WWII. Images not widely known were shown, such as from the Taranushenko archives, currently in the Vernadsky Library in Kyiv.