The Swiss Institute for Art Research was founded in 1951 as a center for art historical and art technological research and documentation. Based in Zurich and Lausanne and funded largely by the federal government of Switzerland, as well as by the governments of the canton (state) and the city of Zurich and those of other Swiss cantons and by private donors, it focuses on Swiss art and artists.

The Swiss Institute for Art Research was founded in 1951 as a center for art historical and art technological research and documentation. Based in Zurich and Lausanne and funded largely by the federal government of Switzerland, as well as by the governments of the canton (state) and the city of Zurich and those of other Swiss cantons and by private donors, it focuses on Swiss art and artists.

The Swiss Institute for Art Research was founded in 1951 as a center for art historical and art technological research and documentation. Based in Zurich and Lausanne and funded largely by the federal government of Switzerland, as well as by the governments of the canton (state) and the city of Zurich and those of other Swiss cantons and by private donors, it focuses on Swiss art and artists.