Illustre Signora Duse, voci dall’archivio dell’attrice

Opened in 2011, the Duse Room is a permanent space dedicated to the memory of the great Italian actress. It was born out of a desire to make the precious heritage housed in the Duse Archive accessible through thematic displays.

The Institute for Theater and Melodrama offers visitors a journey through the voices of others: artists, intellectuals and men of letters who had professional and friendly relations with the great Italian actress.
The selection of letters, among which appear those of Sibilla Aleramo, Grazia Deledda, Isadora Duncan, Luigi Pirandello, Margherita Sarfatti and the famous French fashion designer Jean Philippe Worth, restores a never-before-seen image of Dusi’s art and the dense and intricate network of relationships on which Eleonora and her theater were nourished. Pages full of reflections, feelings and enthusiasms that can tell the story of the exceptional nature of this artist and the impact her art had on the culture and society of early 20th century Europe.