Our museum has been named as beneficiary in a will and was to receive an original piece of art stated to value a relatively large sum. Accompanying legal documented required (requested) a notarized signature etc. etc. Yet in the text of the documents the museum would have agreed , that in case of debt or obligation of the estate of the deceased that might come to light sometime in the next (7?) years, we agree to return not the art but the stated value of the art in money. We haven't signed. Is this common? Sounds like bad news to me. The executors of the estate have indicated some lack of experience in this regard of leaving art to museums. Anyone out there have any experience with these circumstances? Carol Morgan Director: Demuth Foundation Lancaster, PA E-mail: Carol [log in to unmask]