Research on Polish folklore begins in the 19th century and is related to the fight to maintain national consciousness (see also: Positivism in Poland, work at the grassroots).
In 1802, Hugo Koà Âà Âàtaj developed the first Polish research program on folklore, but the increase in interest in this field occurred mainly in the second half of the 19th century.
Significant researchers of the 19th century include Zorian Doà ÂÃÂga-Chodakowski, Oskar Kolberg, Jan Karà Âowicz, Erazm Majewski, Zygmunt Gloger, Lucjan Malinowski, , , . Materials were also collected by amateur writers and ethnographers (including , , Karol Balià Âski, Lucjan Siemieà Âski).
In the interwar period of the 20th century, research on Polish regional folklore was developed, and the folklore of social groups was also distinguished (Polish peasant folklore, Polish workers' folklore, etc.).
Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, founded in 1949, publishes the journal ' since 1958.