Ruth Egger
Research Assistant and Doctoral Student
Curriculum Vitae
Since 2023
Research Assistant and Doctoral Student
at the Department of Modern History, University of Tübingen
2022-2023
Curator
Parental leave cover for the Curator of Fashion, Textiles and Jewellery, Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts) Berlin, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
2020-2022
Assistant Curator
at the Department of Art and Cultural History, Landesmuseum Württemberg (Württemberg State Museum)
2022
Internship
at the Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie, Aubusson
2020
Internship
at the Department of Art and Cultural History, Landesmuseum Württemberg (Württemberg State Museum)
2019
Internships
at the “World Cultures” Department, National Museums Scotland, as well as in the Collections Management Team, Glasgow Museums
2018-2019
Master of Letters (MLitt.)
“Art History: Dress and Textile Histories” at the University of Glasgow. Title of the master thesis: “Mapping Dress and Identity. The Costumed Figures in John Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, 1611-1612”
2016-2018
Costume Maker
Salzburger Landestheater (Salzburg State Theatre)
2015
Manager of the Workshop
at “Kids in Fashion”, Vienna
2015
Master’s Examination
for the Craft of Dressmaking, Innung für Mode und Bekleidungstechnik, Vienna
2014-2015
Master School
Costume Design and Making at the Secondary School of Fashion and Creative Design "Herbststrasse", Vienna
2008-2014
Magistra (Mag.)
Diploma programme in Celtic Studies at the University of Vienna. Title of diploma thesis: “Fairies, Witches, and the Devil. The Interface between Elite Demonology and Folk Belief in Early Modern Scottish Witchcraft Trials”
2013
Project Assistant
for the relocation of the museum storage, Wien Museum (Vienna Museum)
2008-2012
Bachelor’s Degree Programme
in History, University of Vienna