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
ITM is the main tourism event that is officially supported by the Russian Federal Agency for tourism and other federal and professional organizations contributing to the travel industry development in Russia.
During a month over 60 applications from Russian regions and one from Australia were received in the Vologda State Museum-Preserve. III International Lace Festival VITA LACE will be held in Vologda on June 22-25, 2017.
Коляда-Plays, an International Theatre Festival of Contemporary Drama will take place on June, 20 - 30, 2017 in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
A delegation from the Vologda Oblast led by Deputy Governor Oleg Vasiliev will present tourism opportunities of the Vologda Region to the visitors of the exhibition, the emphasis being placed on Silver Necklace of Russia project.
The Museum Geek Festival is a new event that has brought together multimedia projects from museums all over the country.
The Museum Geek Festival is a new event that has brought together multimedia projects from museums all over the country and makes Russian history accessible for everyone. The museum competition is confined to the internet, with participants voting for their favourite project online. There will be a total of five nomination categories: digital collections, exhibition multimedia, games, multimedia books, multimedia films and presentations.
The Exhibition-Fair of Folk Crafts “Ladya. Spring Fantasy 2017” was held on March 1-5 in Moscow. Ladya 2017 is the only specialized exhibition in Russia that represents Russian world-known centres of folk art.
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.
Such brands of the Vologda Region as “Veliky Ustyug – Hometown of Ded Moroz”, Vologda butter, Vologda lace and Vologda linen are one of the best brands in Russia.
The 6th All-Russian Ex-libris Congress will feature ex-libris creations from many Russian regions and CIS-countries. After the congress all the works will be donated to the Vologda Picture Gallery.