When does the lecture take place?

On May 6, 2026 from 18:30 to 19:30.

Where does the event take place?

At the Peter August Böckstiegel Museum in Werther (Westphalia), Schloßstraße 111.

How much is the admission?

The admission costs 5 Euro per person.

What is the lecture about?

The focus is on Peter August Böckstiegel's Family Portrait, its rediscovery, and the elaborate restoration of the painting.

Who will speak that evening?

Ilka Meyer-Stork, conservationist, and David Riedel will be present.

Is the event location accessible?

The museum is barrier-free accessible. The entrance is at ground level, and many areas are reachable by wheelchair.

Peter August Böckstiegel Lecture Werther 2026

Name: Lecture: Peter August Böckstiegels Family Portrait – On Searching, Finding and Restoring
Start: 2026-05-06T20:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-06T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Museum Peter August Böckstiegel

An evening about art, memory, and the quiet art of restoration

At the Peter August Böckstiegel Museum, an extraordinary find will be in the spotlight on May 6, 2026: Peter August Böckstiegels 1924 Family Portrait. The lecture with Ilka Meyer-Stork, conservationist, and David Riedel offers a look at the search behind a work once thought lost – and at the precise, patient restoration that allowed fragments to become a complete image once again.

When a painting reappears

The work was rediscovered in 2012 in the Böckstiegel House, known for many years only through photographs. The fact that this painting became visible again after years of invisibility adds a special tension to the evening: it's not just about art history, but about reclaiming cultural memory. The lecture thus connects research, museum work, and narrative clarity into a culturally resonant and factually grounded evening.

Restoration as precise linguistic art

When thinking of restoration, one often sees only the results. However, the view behind the surface reveals a quiet, highly concentrated work: millimeter-sized paint chips, conservation decisions, and over a year of processing that returned the damaged work its presence. This reading atmosphere in the museum promises not a loud staging, but an intimate literary experience between materiality, memory, and expertise.

A museum that keeps Böckstiegel alive

The Peter August Böckstiegel Museum in Werther not only preserves works but also tells the story of an artist whose oeuvre includes paintings, watercolors, drawings, printmaking, sculptures, and designed spaces. The lecture fits into this vibrant museum practice and makes clear why Böckstiegel still counts as an important voice of Westphalian modernism. For visitors, an evening emerges that connects art education and cultural discourse.

Conclusion

This lecture is aimed at everyone who wants to understand art not only by looking at it but also in its creation, threats, and recovery. Those who want to experience the interplay of research, restoration, and museum work live should mark this date. An evening for the curious, art lovers, and anyone wanting to trace the hidden life of an image.