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
The demonstration of ten Italian films in Vologda is held on April 5-11 in Salyut cinema house. All films will be shown in original language with Russian subtitles.
The Ninth Northern Dimension Forum was organized by the Northern Dimension Business Council and the Association of European Businesses.
2018 was proclaimed a cross-cultural year of Russia and Japan. Collections of ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the floating world" will be displayed at the Cherepovets Art Museum for two months. The exposition will kick off on April 13th.
Gates to the North is an inter-regional event, show and exhibition for the tourism industry. It is held annually with an active backing of the RF Ministry of Culture, RF Tourism Agency, Association of Russian tour operators and Vologda Oblast Government.
More museums than ever before are running for this year’s Živa Award for the best Slavic museum - as many as 25 from 12 Slavic countries, the Kirillo-Belozersky Federal State Museum (Kirillov, Vologda Region) among them.
The international competition for performers on wind and percussion "Northern Rhapsody" is to be held in Cherepovets, Vologda Region from April 16 through April 18.
The demonstration of ten Italian films in Vologda will be held on April 5-11 in Salyut cinema house. All films will be shown in original language with Russian subtitles.
International competition for performers on wind and percussion "Northern Rhapsody" is to be held in Cherepovets from April 16 through April 18, 2018.
Gates to the North is an inter-regional event, show and exhibition for the tourism industry. It is held annually with an active backing of the RF Ministry of Culture, RF Tourism Agency, Association of Russian tour operators and Vologda Oblast Government.
26.03.2018
Days of Korean Culture were held in Vologda.
The Days of Korean Culture in Vologda were held at the initiative of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in St.Petersburg that was proud to present for the first time Days of Korean culture in the Vologda Oblast.