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
Vologda City is to become home to IV International Lace Festival VITA LACE on July 15-18. Registration of participants for IV International Lace Festival VITA LACE will last till June 25.
Held annually, Gates to the North is one of the top travel exhibitions in Russia’s North-West and is highly valued by the interregional tourism community.
The competition is supported by the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, the Russian Geographical Society, the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and the National Union of the Hospitality Industry. The project has a wide media coverage. It is held on the Public interactive platform Zhivoenasledie.rf
On April 24 concerts, lectures and workshops will be held on Library Night. It will be devoted to the First Human Space Flight Day.
The Finnish-Russian Cultural Forum invites Russian cultural institutions for a free educational project held in an online format.
The Voices of History Festival started in 1991 in Vologda as a showcase of performances in the historical and architectural surroundings. The festival has long been a hallmark of the Vologda Region. Its main open-air stage is the territory of the unique ensemble of the Vologda Kremlin, which is a point of interest itself.
An ex libris exhibition is dedicated to 60th anniversary of manned space flight. On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin, a citizen of our country, orbited the Earth onboard “Vostok” spacecraft for the first time in mankind history. The first spaceflight lasted 108 minutes.
Gates to the North is an inter-regional event, show and exhibition for the tourism industry. It is an event with a long tradition. This year it will be taking place for the 19th time.
The Finnish-Russian Cultural Forum invites Russian cultural institutions for a free educational project held in an online format.
Vologda City will host IV International Lace Festival VITA LACE on July 15-18. The International Lace Festival VITA LACE collects everything related to the world of linen industry: fabrics, clothes, textile, souvenirs and accessories.