Ministry of Culture
Overview
Main functions of the ministry:
- regulation of relations in the sphere of culture (art, cinema, protection and usage of historical and cultural heritage);
- support of museums, culture, art and national artistic trades institutions;
- preservation, revival and development of traditional crafts of the Vologda Region;
- management of service of libraries.
One of the primary functions of the Ministry of Culture is the preservation of the archives of Government Ministries and Departments and related administrative units, and this involves the selection of those records having permanent value, the arrangement and description of archives, and the provision of a reference service to scholars, to Government Ministries and Departments and to the general public. As the government's recordkeeping authority, the Ministry works to ensure effective information management and acts as the official guardian of Vologda Oblast's public archives.
The holdings of the archives and records service comprise records in a variety of media. This includes paper-based textual records, electronic records as well as audio-visual, photographic and cartographic material. Governmental bodies produce vast amounts of administrative records.
As an executive body with diverse functions, the Ministry carries out its mission through a number of subordinate offices and institutions. There are state and municipal archives in the Vologda Oblast.
The main functions of the Ministry and its subordinate institutions in the sphere of records activities include:
- to collect material in or about the Vologda Oblast;
- to preserve the archival heritage of the Vologda Oblast;
- to make the archival heritage accessible to people.
News
17.06.2025
Free museum day on June 18th.
On June 18th, many of the region's museums and galleries offer free entry in order to have a more diverse range of visitors.
The City of Crafts International Festival of Folk Crafts was in Vologda on June 12-14. For the eleventh time, masters from dozens of Russian regions gathered in the city. Artisans from Georgia, Uzbekistan and Belarus also arrived.
IV Orthodox Cuisine Festival will take place in the Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery on June 7.
Vologda will become home to V International Lace Festival VITA LACE on July 17-20. Applications deadline for the International Lace Festival is June 30th.
A creative interactive platform will be open at XI International Festival "City of Crafts", which will be held in Vologda from June 12 to 14. The guests of the festival will be able not only to see how lace is created, but also to weave lace themselves.
Historical reenactment festival "Kirillo- Belozersky Siege" will be held in the beautiful Russian city of Kirillov on June 21-22.
XI International Folk Crafts Festival "City of Crafts” will take place in Vologda on June 12-14. It will be held as part of the Summer of Russian North project initiated by Governor Georgy Filimonov.
VOICES (Vologda Independent Cinema from European Screens) Festival has become the unique place for meeting young filmmakers. Every year it presents the creations of both well-known directors and beginners.
Residents of Vologda and guests of the city are invited to embark on a culinary journey.
The festival has been staged in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum for several years. Clubs from different Russian cities will take part in it. This festival is one of the most spectacular summer events in Kirillov.
VOICES (Vologda Independent Cinema from European Screens) is an international full-length feature-film Festival which has become the unique place for meeting young filmmakers. Every year it presents the creations of both well-known directors and beginners.
The Night of Museums will take place in Vologda Region on May 17.
Kirillov will become home to a festival of historical reenactment "Kirillo-Belozersky Siege" on June 21-22. The festival has been staged in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum for several years. This festival is one of the most spectacular summer events in Kirillov. Clubs from different Russian cities will take part in it.
Events in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War will be held throughout the region.
VOICES Festival (Vologda Independent Cinema from European Screens) supported by the Vologda Region Governor, Vologda City administration and the RF Ministry of Culture started in Vologda in 2010.