Security, Safety, Risk and Resilience Pro

Meet Adam Samuelson
Founder & Principal Consultant, Culture Collab

I help galleries, libraries, archives and museums protect their people and collections, welcome visitors, and approach challenges with confidence.

I founded Culture Collab to bring practical, specialist support to the cultural sector. My work spans security, safety, risk and resilience, shaped by first-hand experience of how cultural institutions operate.

Every organisation has its own purpose, pressures and possibilities. I work alongside your team to understand those realities and develop approaches that support the experiences you want to create.

Let’s talk about your organisation.

Qualifications:

• BA. Security, Terrorism and Counterterrorism

• BA. Philosophy

• Grad. Cert. Security Management

• Grad. Cert. Cyber Security

• Grad. Cert. Human Resources Management

• Cert IV Training and Assessment

• Cert IV Work Health and Safety

• Cert IV Investigative Services

• T4 Commonwealth Security Zones

• Australasian Interservice Incident Management System

• Security Master Licence: 17502916

Presentations and interviews:

  • The Australian - 26 October 2025. Revealed: How vulnerable Australian museum guards are to Louvre-style attacks.

  • ABC Radio Newcastle – interview on the Louvre heist - 20 October 2025.

  • M16 Drawing Prize - Presented the main prize.

  • Protecting Australasia's Cultural Assets Forum presentations:

    • 2025 – National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour

    • 2023 – Auckland War Memorial, New Zealand

    • 2018 - National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

    • 2017 - Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane

  • Public Venue Safety and Security Conference, Sydney 2024

  • Canberra Times Interviews:

    • 7 July 2021 Hoax Calls Force Visitors to Evacuate

    • 6 June 2020 National Portrait Gallery Reopens

Board Membership

PhotoAccess - Volunteer Board Member 2021-2026

Awards

  • National Emergency Medal - Issued by David Hurley AC, Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia.

  • Executive Dean's Award - in recognition of outstanding academic performance.

  • NSW Premier's Bushfire Emergency Citation 2019-20.

“Leading museums security expert”
- The Australian

Specialist consultant helping Australia’s cultural institutions strengthen security, safety, and resilience.

Memberships

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ICOM International Committee for Museum Security

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