The Hungarian Heritage House (HHH) was founded as a national institution in 2001 by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Cultural Heritage. Its main aim is the preservation and promotion of Hungarian folk traditions. The HHH consists of three branches: the Folklore Documentation Centre, which contains the Hungarian folk culture collection; the Library and Archives, which contain folk music and folk dance collections; and the Folk Arts Department, which organizes courses, conferences, play-houses etc. and cooperates with other cultural institutions. The HHH supports the work of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble (founded in 1951).