Pre-empting the major anniversary of 2024, which will mark one hundred years since the death of Eleonora Duse (1858–1924), the Institute for Theatre and Melodrama proposes an exhibition on the famous Italian actress based on documents conserved in the artist’s own personal archive.This new exhibition project follows the one dedicated to the delicate and profound relationship between the actress and the city of Venice, and aims to broaden the focus to the national context in which Eleonora Duse developed professionally, made a name for herself and contributed to major changes.