TULCA presents Feminist Rebellion Through Dress, a lecture by fashion historian, writer and broadcaster Ruth Griffin.

TULCA presents Feminist Rebellion Through Dress, a lecture by fashion historian, writer and broadcaster Ruth Griffin, as part of the 2026 festival programme.

Ruth Griffin explores how women have long used dress as a language of rebellion, from Countess Markievicz swapping silk for breeches and a revolver to lead the Irish Citizen Army, to Vivienne Westwood turning punk provocation into a defining force in mainstream fashion. Her work traces how what we wear has always carried what we weren't permitted to say aloud.

Ruth Griffin

Ruth Griffin is a fashion historian, writer, and broadcaster specialising in Irish fashion history. She holds an MA in the History and Culture of Fashion from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, and a BA in Fashion Design from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. Over more than fifteen years, her research has focused on fashion's relationship to Dublin and wider Irish cultural history, exploring how dress has shaped, and been shaped by, the city's social and political life.

Galway City Museum

Spanish ParadeGalway, H91 CX5P

Access

Wheelchair accessible

Accessible toilet

Seating available

Accessible parking (St. Augustine St)

Event Time

14 November 2026

2–3pm

Getting There

10-minute walk from Eyre Square

Bus: Spanish Parade stop

Paid street parking

TULCA Festival of Visual Arts

Veruca Salt

Curated by Sinéad Keogh

6–22 November 2026

Galway, Ireland

www.tulca.ie

Image: Portrait of Ruth Griffin at one of her Fashion History Tours. Photo by Trà My Nguyễn Hoàng.

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