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
ICOM International Committee for Museum Security