Heirloom Consulting
new solutions for old problems facing historic sites, the humanities, and non-profits.
Our Services
Curation
- Interpretive planning
- Furnishings planning
- Scenario planning
- Object acquisition
- Deaccessioning
Collections Management
- Collections Assessment for Museums
- Curatorial backlog
- Collections Management Policy and Process
- IPM
- Cataloging platform selection
Exhibitions
- Image asset discovery and asset management
- Collection selection, resourcing, and purchasing
- Installation
Programs
- Program development
- Program placement and management
- One-day symposium planning and management
- Living History / reenactment / costume interpretation assessment and interpretation
Administration
- Mission + Vision workshopping
- Goal setting
- Ideation
Communications
- Social Media management and content writing
- Marketing
About
Samantha Dorsey is the principal of Heirloom Consulting, a cultural heritage service company based in her hometown of Arlington, Virginia.
Experience: Solving challenges together.
A problem solver, Samantha takes on a variety of roles in the non-profit realm, including administration, curatorial and collections management, education and programming, creative generation, and front-line work.
Scope: Size is no limit.
She has a great range of experience. She routinely works with museums and their resources, large and small. Samantha enjoys working to scale and towards realistic goals for all.
Passion: Putting people first.
Samantha is passionate about people, past and present. She prioritizes truth and authenticity by interpreting real people and their lived experiences as best and as clearly as she can understand them.
None of her work has been accomplished alone. She is a committed collaborator and draws upon a wide network both of her own making (Metro Museums, 2011-2018) and those she is privileged to be part of (The Society of Winterthur Fellows). Tap into her network.
In her spare time, she continues to build friendships and community by hosting elaborately themed dinner parties and is currently obsessed with ancient Rome.
Need to know more about her experience and qualifications? Read her resume here.
Kind Words
“She is organized, efficient, and thorough. She tackles every problem with good cheer and talent. Plus, she is an outstanding colleague, always willing to provide a new perspective, lend a listening ear, or help where needed.”
Rebecca Martin
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