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
Held from 23 to 29 April, the theme of this fifth edition of #MuseumWeek is “life in society”, focusing on the values of tolerance and citizenship. The event aims to infuse the digital environment, which is often dominated by intolerance, with the cultural, artistic and technical features.
On the night of May 19 to 20, museums of the Vologda Region will join the international campaign Night of Museums.
Intermuseum 2018 International Museum Festival will take place on May 31-June 3 in Moscow. The structure of the Intermuseum includes: expositions from various Russian and international museums, competitions, business and cultural events, including a program for children.
The 13th Festival of folk artists and craftsmen of Russia Zhar-Ptitsa-2018 was held on April 18-22.
The competition for performers on wind and percussion "Northern Rhapsody" that was held in Cherepovets from April 16 through April 18 gathered about 800 musicians from Russian regions and five foreign countries.
The International competition for performers on wind and percussion "Northern Rhapsody" has gathered about 800 musicians from five countries in Cherepovets.
Vologda will host XIV International drama festival "Voices of History" from June 19 throughout June 27, 2018.
The 16th international conference “Museum and Problems of Cultural Tourism” was held at the State Hermitage Museum on April 5-6, 2018.
International Folk Crafts Festival “Voice of Crafts” is starting out the new year with a new name in Vologda.
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.