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
This year’s Night of the Arts will once again transform Vologda into a stage for numerous cultural events and performances.
The navigation season on the rivers and lakes of the Vologda Region will officially close on October 15.
The celebration will take place at Ded Moroz' Votchina, a few miles outside Veliky Ustyug. Festive performances, fireworks, sport events and concerts are part of the program.
The Chamber Orchestra of the Vologda Philharmonic Society gave concerts in Oslo on September 11-17 at the invitation of Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, a leading Norwegian pianist, president of the Oslo Grieg Society and the Norwegian Music Academy.
Representatives of Russian and foreign tour agencies arrived in Kirillov to admire the state ensemble of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery as part of the tour devoted to 50th anniversary of the tourist route “Golden Ring”.
The Subotica International Festival of Children’s Theatres is an international festival dedicated to children’s theatre. It is held every year in the Serbian city of Subotica located in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The Subotica Theatre Festival is one of the biggest and most prestigious cultural festivals in the Balkans.
The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.
David Celia and Marla met on tour in Germany and have since expanded their journey over several tours across Canada, the UK and Europe.
The exhibition is organized by the Vologda State Museum-Preserve, the Russian Embassy in Germany and the representative office of the Russian Federal Agency for cooperation.
The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.