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
On June 11th the Vologda Philharmonic Society presents the famous pair - Italian bandoneon virtuoso Gianni Iorio with pianist Pasquale Stafano in a program consisting largely of Argentine tango and jazz. The concert is sure to delight fans of the genre.
Festival Summer project set up in Vologda in 2014 will host several inter-regional and international events covering different genres and styles of cinema, literature, crafts and theatre.
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)”.
The International museum festival “Intermuseum” is a greatest museum event in Russia which is held annually presenting a unique cultural space for the exchange of best practices and innovative ideas within the museum expert community, as well as for the promotion and popularization of museum activities and projects among the general public.
The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.
Organized as part of the International Museum Day, that is celebrated worldwide each year on or around 18 May, this day is an opportunity to educate the public about the issues of museums in the development of society.
On April 20, 2019, under the motto "The whole world - theatre", concerts, literary quests and workshops will be held on Library Night. It will be devoted to the Year of Theatre in Russia. The Russian President resolved to hold the Year of Theatre in the Russian Federation in 2019 in order to further develop the art of theatre.
The International competition for performers on wind and percussion "Northern Rhapsody" was held in Cherepovets (Vologda Region) from 14 April to 17 April.
Ihab Jamal was born in Beirut and started playing the violin since the age of six. He is a graduate of the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music class of Professor Arthur Terhovhanissian, with an aspiring international career as a soloist and orchestra member.
The creative project is aimed at preserving cultural identity, creating conditions for the development of traditional folk culture and promoting the cultural and historical heritage.