About us

EXARC is an affiliated organisation to ICOM, the International Council of Museums.
We represent archaeological open-air museums and experimental archaeology in the international museum circles.

EXARC is the international organisation of Archaeological Open-Air Museums (AOAM) and Experimental Archaeology. EXARC is a network of professionals, those in archaeological open-air museums as well as in experimental archaeology. We exchange experience, tips & tricks and best practice and are working on better quality for the people involved, their (experimental) work and archaeological open-air museums in general.

Members of EXARC
With members everywhere, we can ensure an exchange of knowledge, experience and best practice. Themes cover not only public archaeology, experimental archaeology, skills, living history and interpretation, but also exchange of staff, dialogue with visitors, marketing & communication and of course museum management. Read more about Members.

EXARC JOURNAL (established 2004) is a discussion platform for the exchange of experience and information in all aspects of archaeological experiment, (re)construction, the use of models in education as well as live interpretation including ‘living history’. For PDF samples or back issues please click here.
With EXARC JOURNAL
1. You could, like many other museums, sell the journal in your shop. If you order 10 or more copies, the wholesale cost is € 6 each, excluding postage. You can combine new and old issues in one order.
2. We offer publication of your articles which are received by an international editorial board. Articles may be either in English, French or German and when published are accompanied by a summary in the other two languages.
3. Finally, we also offer our journal to advertise and reach many archaeological open-air museums as well as other readers across the globe.

EXARC EU Projects
EXARC members form a mutually supportive network. Small as well as large scale cooperation within the association are organised individually to ensure a better success. Since its beginning, EXARC has initiated a number of international projects, some of which were funded by the European Union. New ideas are developed continuously and are discussed by the members of EXARC. You can read about our present cooperation projects online.