MISSION STATEMENT
ICOM is the international organisation of museums and museum professionals that is committed to the conservation, continuity, and communication to society of the world’s diverse natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible

VISION
ICOM, the global network of museum and heritage professionals committed to the world’s natural and cultural heritage

VALUES  
ICOM values human creativity and its contribution to understanding the past, shaping the present, and mapping the future

ICOM believes heritage has a humanistic value

ICOM values global dialogue based on intellectual, cultural and social diversity

ICOM values transparent dialogue including cross-cultural understanding of human rights

ICOM recognizes museums' responsibility to society through their engagement with public issues of social change.