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
Gianmaria Potenza, an Italian artist presents his exhibition that includes works of various years filled with spirit of his hometown - graphic works with hand lettering.
Ladya is an exhibition for the Russian craftwork. Artists of the whole country take part there presenting the visitor many unique and world-famous artworks.
Frankfurter Buchmesse is the most important international trading platform for all types of books and publications - both printed and digital. It’s where publishing experts come together with the VIPs of the creative industry to meet authors, stars, journalists, and cultural enthusiasts from around the world. They come for negotiations and deals, networking and discussions, glamour and celebration.
The festival which lasted from October 5 through December 5, 2019 is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.
Days of VOICES Festival is set to run December 6-8. During the event, skilled cinematographers will meet young ones, and the audience and guests of the Festival will meet the European cinema.
Vologda will become home to XV International drama festival "Voices of History" from July 1 throughout July 10, 2020.
The World Legacy Awards are a groundbreaking collaboration between two giants in the world of travel: National Geographic and ITB Berlin. The awards are unprecedented in their international visibility and promotion, reaching National Geographic's global audience of more than 700 million people worldwide each month through its media platforms, products and events.
The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda. This year it is devoted to the 80th anniversary of the birth of Valery Gavrilin.
The Specials is a French-Belgian co-production. The Specials (French: Hors normes) is a 2019 French comedy film directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano. It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
For the third time in a row Vologda became a platform for discussion between masters of film and television, tourism community and audience of different types of age groups.