EXARC is an affiliated Organisation to ICOM, the global federation of museums and museum professionals. There are dozens of good reasons to join ICOM. Here the three most important ones.

1. Be part of the international Museum Community
• Connect with 32,000 world-class museum experts
• Build a strong international professional network in every museum-related specialty
• Broaden your horizons with over 200 conferences organised yearly around the globe
• Participate in the extensive programme at the Triannual Conference

2. Get involved in international missions
• Shape the future of museum profession
• Advocate museum standards of excellence and museum ethics
• Play a role in emergency preparedness and response actions in museums worldwide
• Support museums in fulfilling their missions

3. Benefit from ICOM Services
• Get insight on trends and innovation in museums thanks to ICOM News, the magazine for museum professionals, and monthly electronic newsletters
• Search more than 2,000 publications produced by ICOM's Committees through the online publications database
• Stay connected with ICOMMUNITY, ICOM's membership-only collaborative platform
• Join any of ICOM's 31 International Committees and make your voice heard
• Settle your art and cultural heritage disputes through the ICOM-WIPO mediation procedure

And many other benefits with your ICOM membership
- training and professional development opportunities
- ICOM card: your international entry pass to museums worldwide
- Preferential rates to museum shops and publications