Dressed to Win. Women, Football & Textiles

02.07.2025 – 27.07.2025

The temporary exhibition at the Textile Museum on the occasion of the Women’s European Championship in Switzerland will make football fans’ hearts beat faster. Selected European national jerseys from women’s football over the last few decades are on display. Each jersey tells an individual story and shows how closely identity, success and textiles are linked in women’s football.
The exhibition gathers around 20 objects from the relatively young history of women’s football – each with a specific connection to the textile city of St.Gallen. All of the jerseys on display were loaned by the players themselves. Among the special highlights are the jersey of Swiss Madeleine Boll, the world’s first licensed player, the goalkeeper gloves of German-Swiss Kathrin Lehmann, and the record-breaking Welsh international Jess Fishlock, who will be celebrating her country’s first European Championship appearance in Switzerland.

A visit to the Textile Museum will be doubly worthwhile during the European Women’s Football Championship from 2-27 July 2025: Visitors with match tickets will receive discounted admission. On the match days taking place in St.Gallen on Friday 4 July, Wednesday 9 July and Sunday 13 July, the museum will remain open until 7 pm.