Through its annual cycle of exhibitions and other events, a program of educational activities and various publications, the Museum presents its findings related to the traditional Slovenian culture and the cultures of other nations of the world. The Museum also incorporates a weavers' workshop, a museum shop called Lectarija, and a café.

The permanent exhibition Between Nature and Culture brings together over 3,000 items from Slovenia's and the world's ethnological heritage. It provides an insight into the purposes for which the exhibited items were made, the ways our ancestors used them, and the changing of their shapes over time and space.