Join Museum Educator Joyce Delaney for a special edition tour, spotlighting six garments from the Museum's Changing Ireland galleries, exploring the experiences of ordinary Irish women through decades of Irish history in the realms of marriage, work, social class and religious subjugation. This tour will include discussions of Magdalene Laundries, institutional abuses, resistance, social justice and self-determination.

This event is now booked out, however you can keep an eye out for tickets that might become available at the following link: Six Dresses: Representations of Women in (a) Changing Ireland

Culture Club is a series of hosted talks, tours and activities that introduce and encourage people to connect with the cultural spaces of the city. This event is part of a series of Culture Club tours and talk held throughout 2026, as a collaboration between the National Museum of Ireland and the Dublin City Council Cultural Company.

The tour is accessible via lift and stools can be provided if required. If you have any accessibility requests or any other questions please contact  cultureclub@dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie.