After a lengthy battle between the Metropolitan Museum of Art  and the Bollt family over the missing will of art collector Andrea Bollt, Page Six reports that the museum has reached a deal with the family for a settlement and donation worth millions of dollars. [Page Six]

LACMA’s gala celebrating Ed Ruscha alongside filmmaker Stanley Kubrick drew in celebrity crowds. The event raised $3.5m – netting $1.85m for the museum. [LA Times]

SHOWS THAT MATTER:  Denver Art Museum’s historic survey maps the road to “Becoming Van Gogh” (October 21, 2012 – January 20, 2013). [ARTINFO]

Six Italian scientists were found guilty of manslaughter for failing to correctly assess the risks posed by the earthquake that ravaged the town of L’Aquila and killed more than 300 people on 6 April 2009. The earthquake displaced thousands of residents and ruined many of the town’s history buildings and monuments. [The Art Newspaper]

Artist Rodney McMillan describes his connection to the world of blues through Parliament Funkadelic. [MOCAtv]