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
“Rendezvous with Russia”, a three-day international film festival, will be opened on December 7-9 in the Vologda Region, featuring around 30 Russian and foreign films, documentaries and animated movies. The festival hopes to boost tourism in the region, hosting round table discussions to debate the future of the local tourist industry.
The 8th VOICES Film Festival ended on the 7th of July. The Closing Ceremony was held in the "Lenkom" cinema. The Jury deliberated and named the Winning Film, receiving the Grand Prize. This year it is the film by Fien Troch "Home" (Belgium).
Every year the International Festival of the Young European Cinema VOICES takes place in Vologda. VOICES Festival is supported by the Vologda Oblast Governor, Vologda City administration, and the RF Ministry of Culture. Only in summer 2017 VOICES festival moved from Vologda to St. Petersburg. The organizers of the festival expanded the geography of the event.
Since 2010 VOICES has became an essential event for all European and Russian independent cinema lovers. Hundreds of guests and films, dozens of concerts and workshops were welcomed by Vologda all along these years.
The festival is aimed at popularization of folk arts and handicrafts among the younger generation. It will be arranged with an active backing of the Vologda City Administration and a Handicrafts Centre “Reznoi Palisad (Carved Fence)”.
Over centuries Vologda was a link between medieval Europe and Old Russia, a unique ‘door’ to Europe and a centre of international integration and trade. Traditions of medieval Hansa that is considered to be an original model for the modern single European market, resulted in the Hanseatic League of the Modern Age. It was established in 1980 and now includes over 192 cities and towns from European and Russian states.
The festival Voices of History has come into being in Vologda in 1991 as the show of performances of professional theaters in historical and architectural environment. The main theme of the festival is "Theatre and History."
The Russian city of Vologda is getting ready to host the VOICES Festival (Vologda Independent Cinema from European Screens) on the 5th of July.
This summer Vologda will host several inter-regional and international events - XIV International Drama Festival Voices of History, International Folk Crafts Festival “City of Crafts” and VIII VOICES Festival (VOlogda Independent Cinema from European Screens) .
Intermuseum 2018 International Museum Festival took place on May 31- June 3 in Moscow. 425 museums from all over Russia, the CIS and Europe participated in the international museum festival in Moscow.