IAMIC is a dynamic international community. We create opportunities for cooperation across borders and traditions, helping music in all its forms to be discovered, shared, and understood. 

Our network of music information centres and related organisations act as interfaces between composers, performers, researchers, cultural institutions, and audiences. Specific to their national context and mission, members engage in a wide range of activities — from collecting and contextualising information on musical life to curating resources, offering expertise, providing music education and supporting visibility for those working in music.

At the heart of IAMIC is collaboration. We build relationships between our members, creating opportunities for networking, knowledge exchange, and partnerships. Through our annual conference, working groups, and collaborative projects, IAMIC facilitates the sharing of expertise, and perspectives, while respecting the diversity of our members, their cultures and practices.

IAMIC also provides a framework for exchanging insights into musical ecosystems, including the structural, cultural, and societal dimensions of music and music making. For some members, this includes contributing research, data, or background knowledge that can inform international dialogue, cooperation, and understanding.

Our vision is to build a leading global network for the exchange of knowledge and expertise in the field of music information through connecting local practices with an international outlook.