Ruth Griffin: Feminist Rebellion Through Dress | Galway City Museum
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.
Free, advance booking required
Galway City Museum
Spanish Parade
Galway, 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
Image: Portrait of Ruth Griffin at one of her Fashion History Tours. Photo by Trà My Nguyễn Hoàng.