Cut From The Same Cloth at Pearse Museum, Dublin

Honouring the power of human trust and connection, this exhibition is a song to cloth and to story.

Cut from the Same Cloth seeks to build trust and foster new connections between women and girls from minority communities in Ireland and biomedical health researchers. Initiated by UCD Conway Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Research, the goal is to ensure diverse voices are represented in research dialogues.

The project involved a series of gatherings in community settings throughout 2024, where participants shared personal stories about fabrics significant to their cultural traditions, family customs or to themselves. Health researchers also shared both personal stories about fabric and about patterns from their research which had been reimagined as fabric.

In 2025, the stories and experiences from these gatherings have culminated in an exhibition by artist and tapestry weaver Lorna Donlon, which is touring venues across Ireland.

The exhibition comprises a tapestry; research patterns printed on fabric; photographs by Anthony Hobbs of 36 pieces of fabric held in the hands of their owners; and short videos by Crannog Media offering a window into the lives of 36 women who call Ireland home.

Dublin exhibition
Cut from the Same Cloth will be hosted in Dublin at Pearse Museum, Rathfarnham from 15 July to 14 September. For further information visit https://heritageireland.ie/whats-on/cut-from-the-same-cloth/

Project Website
https://cutfromthesamecloth.org/