The department collects and researches verbal and sung folklore. It compiles catalogues and produces multiple volume song books. According to 1992 figures, its archive includes about 1,300,000 individual recordings.
This department collects and researches customs and aspects of material culture. In 1992, its archives included over 1500 reports from ethnographic expeditions.
The department collects and researches Lithuanian folk music. In 1992, its archive included about 70,000 records.
"LITHUANIAN ROOTS", Edited by Rytis Ambrazevicius