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Perugia, 14-20 September 2026
PERUGIA TO HOST A NEW EDITION OF THE “WEEK OF GUARDIANSHIP” THIS SEPTEMBER 2026, A WEEK DEVOTED TO SMALL YET MEANINGFUL ACTS OF CARE AND LOVE FOR THE CITY OF PERUGIA
The “Week of Guardianship” is an initiative designed to inspire every citizen to become a guardian of their city through simple, tangible gestures of care and love for the places that daily host the life of the community.
Its inspiration is drawn from the words of the Sienese Constitution of 1309, the ancient statute that urged citizens to “hold dear above all the beauty of the city, for the delight and joy of strangers, and for the honour, prosperity, and growth of the city and its people”…
This initiative is the result of a collaboration between the Brunello and Federica Cucinelli Foundation, the Municipality of Perugia, the Region of Umbria, the University of Perugia, the University for Foreigners of Perugia, the Pietro Vannucci Academy of Fine Arts, alongside associations, schools, and businesses across the region.
EVERY PLACE IS A SHARED GIFT TO BE CARED FOR
Throughout the “Week of Guardianship”, citizens, associations, schools, and businesses are invited to join in the initiatives of care and upkeep identified throughout the city of Perugia.
Through the spontaneous involvement of the community, we shall protect and preserve the places that welcome our daily lives. With care and with love, we want to restore beauty, dignity, and harmony to every corner of the city.
These may be small gestures, yet they are deeply meaningful—caring for streets, squares, parks, buildings, gardens, and other places that safeguard the memory and identity of Perugia and its urban fabric.
SHARED GESTURES, COLLECTIVE MEMORY
From the smallest act to the grandest gesture, from the individual to the community, from action to spirit—it takes very little to allow beauty, care, and guardianship to blossom. The front door of our home, the street where we live, the square that welcomes us, the garden where nature offers respite… all these are threads in a shared memory, an invisible web binding together the city’s identity.
Together—children and adults, students and workers, associations and enterprises—we may offer a gesture of love to Perugia.
THE PLACES OF GUARDIANSHIP
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