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Director Franco Zeffirelli Gets Museum Featuring Life's Work

by Associated Press

   MILAN --

   Director Franco Zeffirelli's art works and personal library have been
   moved from his Roman villa to his native Florence to fill a museum
   honoring his life's work.
   The museum and performing arts center will display around 500 sketches
   of production sets that Zeffirelli made during his vast career, make
   available his 10,000-volume library and incorporate artistic
   activities.

   His son, Pippo Zeffirelli, said at a presentation Thursday in Rome "the
   project was born from the maestro's desire to leave all his artistic
   treasures'' intact and accessible. Zeffirelli was expected to attend,
   but his son said he was feeling unwell because of a heat wave.
   The film, TV and opera director, who is 94, also will be honored at La
   Scala with a revival of his 1963 production of "Aida.''