# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Public Lecture | Conserving Artemisia Gentileschi’s Hercules and Omphale
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting Hercules and Omphale was severely damaged in a 2020 explosion in Beirut. Over 200 people died, and cultural heritage sites were seriously damaged, including Sursock Palace, where the painting was housed.

Ulrich Birkmaier, Senior Conservator of Paintings at the Getty Museum and former Chief Conservator at The Wadsworth, describes the three-year process of conserving this previously unattributed work, now identified as by Artemisia, the most celebrated professional woman artist of the 17th century. Birkmaier is joined by Oliver Tostmann, Susan Morse Hilles Curator of European Art, for a conversation addressing Artemisia’s impact and the work being undertaken to preserve her legacy. 

This program is generously supported by an anonymous sponsor.
Free. Registration encouraged. Meet outside the Museum Shop.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hartford/public-lecture-conserving-artemisia-gentileschis-hercules-and-omphale/200030756653537
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Hartford
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06103
- **lat**: 41.76338
- **long**: -72.67356
- **full address**: 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06103

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Public Lecture | Conserving Artemisia Gentileschi s Hercules and Omphale being held?
  - **A:** Public Lecture | Conserving Artemisia Gentileschi s Hercules and Omphale takes place on Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm at 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06103.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Public Lecture | Conserving Artemisia Gentileschi s Hercules and Omphale?
  - **A:** Public Lecture | Conserving Artemisia Gentileschi s Hercules and Omphale is organized by Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
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- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Public Lecture | Conserving Artemisia Gentileschi s Hercules and Omphale is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hartford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Public Lecture | Conserving Artemisia Gentileschi s Hercules and Omphale sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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