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
Folklore Festival "The Village - the Soul of Russia" announced it would postpone until 2022, taking into account the epidemiological situation.
Vologda was to become home to XV International drama festival "Voices of History" from July 1 throughout July 10, 2021. But Voices of History announced it would postpone until summer 2022, a decision "aligned with the recent Volodga Region Government recommendations aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus."
The festival was aimed at popularization of folk arts and handicrafts among the younger generation. It was arranged with an active backing of the Vologda City Administration and a Handicrafts Centre “Reznoi Palisad (Carved Fence)”.
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 festival has long been a hallmark of the Vologda Region, it is a favourite festival of all theatre-goers.
International Folk Crafts Festival “City of Crafts” will kick off in Vologda on June 25.
The Finnish-Russian Cultural Forum invites Russian cultural institutions for a free educational project held in an online format.
The International Lace Festival VITA LACE collects everything related to the world of linen industry: fabrics, clothes, textile and souvenirs.
This summer Vologda will host several inter-regional and international events - an International Folk Crafts Festival City of Crafts, XV International drama festival Voices of History, IV International Lace Festival VITA LACE and Russian Folklore Festival "The Village - the Soul of Russia".
The Russian-Finnish Cultural Forum is a unique form of activity developed by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. It promotes direct cultural cooperation between civic organisations, cultural institutions and artists.
50 performances are to be shown at XV International Theatre Festival "Voices of History".The festival has long been a hallmark of the Vologda Region, it is a favourite festival of all theatre-goers.