Founded in 2016 by James L. Kochan, The Mars & Neptune Trust is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the study and preservation of early American (1492-1850) military and naval material culture, including paintings and drawings, artifacts, manuscripts, rare books and ephemera. We support a clientele of distinguished private collectors, museums, and research libraries world-wide in collections building in support of mission, ranging from acquisition, documentation, conservation and exhibition of such artifacts, to strategic deaccession and assist in the strategic deaccession of objects outside of scope of collections or otherwise excess to missions and needs. We maintain an extensive in-house research library and archive, allowing us to assist institutions and private clients in building and refining their collections with confidence.
Institutional clients include: Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Deerfield, The Historic New Orleans Collection, Fort Ligonier Assoc., Fort Ticonderoga, George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, The Library of Congress, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The National Army Museum (London), The National Museum of the Royal Navy, The National Museum of the US Army, The Osher Map Library, The National Museum of Scotland, The Smithsonian Institution, The Society of the Cincinnati, and the William L. Clements Library.
James L. Kochan exhibits at a handful of select antique shows per year, in addition to participating as a speaker or panelist at various public and professional conferences and seminars.
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