The Eleonora Duse Archives in the Study Centre for Documentary Research into European Theatre and Opera is the largest and most complete collection of documents on the life and art of the great diva. The collection was begun following an initial donation made in 1968 by Eleonora Ilaria Bullough (or Sister Mary Mark as she became), Duse’s grand-daughter and sole heir. The collection then grew considerably thanks to further legacies, including, among others, those of Olga Resnevic Signorelli and Elena Carandini Albertini.

In 2011 the Study Centre opened the Stanza Duse, a permanent exhibition space dedicated to the actress (for visits booking required).
This year several initiatives will be devoted to the actress; some will be part of the series of events entitled "Women in Venice – creativity, economics and happiness" due to run from 8 to 12 March 2012 and promoted by the City of Venice Cultural Activities Department. The events will include a monologue performed by the actress Elena Bucci at 5.30 pm on Thursday 8 March in the spacious main hall of the Biblioteca Longhena in the Cini Foundation. A director and actor who trained in the historic group of the Teatro di Leo de Bernardinis, Elena Bucci is currently head of the Compagnia Le Belle Bandiere. Also a playwright, in 2001 she wrote Non sentire il male, a work dedicated to Eleonora Duse.

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