The Institute of Language and Literature (ILL) at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences is a scientific organization that manages academic researches on philology, literature, and folklore in Mongolia. The ILL was founded as the Institute of Sutra and Script in 1921. The name subsequently institute changed to the Cabinet of Philology in 1930, to the Centre for the Study of Philology and Literature in 1957, and finally to the Institute of Language and Literature in 1961 when the Mongolian Academy of Sciences was established. nSince 1962, the ILL at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences has been implementing fieldwork on folk heritage and local dialects one to three times per year. Sometimes folk tellers and singers have been invited to make audio and video recordings. As a result of these activities, the ILL has built a treasury of audio recordings and manuscripts of Mongolian cultural heritage. For instance, this treasury contains tales, heroic epics, long and short songs, and wise and metaphoric words. Also our researchers have recorded ethnic legends and stories about rituals and customs and festivals. About 1100 hours of audio recordings have been preserved in this fund. We are also preserving 451 units of handwritten books and manuscripts.

Mongolia’s Foundation for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage works for not only the safeguarding of ICH but also the integration of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage ofnMongolia in the moment of modernization. Efforts for viability in such a changed environment are well dissolved here.

Arts Council of Mongolia (ACM), an arts and culture NGO, was established by Mongolian arts, civic, and business leaders in 2002 with the support of the Mongolian Foundation for an Open Society. Its mission is to support the sustainable development of Mongolian arts and culture and to preserve the cultural heritage of Mongolia. ACM runs four different program areas: Arts, Community Arts Education, Cultural Heritage, and a Development Program.