MUNICIPALITY OF SPOLETO

Carla Fendi’s relationship with the city of Spoleto began long before the establishment of the Foundation that bears her name. From the early years of the Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi, founded by Gian Carlo Menotti in 1958, the town became a place of deep personal attachment for Carla Fendi. The creation of the Foundation in 2008 turned this personal bond into a long-standing collaboration with the Festival, strengthening her ties to the territory. This commitment led to the restoration project of the historic Teatro Caio Melisso, that Carla Fendi promoted and funded through the Foundation from 2010 to 2015. Thanks to this initiative, a building of great historical and artistic significance was returned to Spoleto and is once again a venue for the many theatre and music events of the city and of the Festival. In recognition of this act of patronage, the Municipality of Spoleto awarded Carla Fendi honorary citizenship and renamed the theater Teatro Caio Melisso Carla Fendi. Her continuous involvement with Spoleto and its Festival led to her appointment in 2012 to the Board of Directors of the Festival dei Due Mondi as a representative of the Italian Ministry of Culture. Following her passing, this position was assumed by Maria Teresa Venturini Fendi in her role as President of the Carla Fendi Foundation.