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
The Victory Train, an immersive museum of the Great Patriotic War consisting of eight railcars, will arrive in Vologda and Cherepovets. This unique historical museum keeps the memory of those who defended our country during the Great Patriotic War.
IV International Lace Festival VITA LACE will be held in Vologda on July 14-17.
The festival will be held in Vologda City on June 24-26. It is aimed at popularization of folk arts and handicrafts among the younger generation. It is arranged with an active backing of the Vologda City Administration and a Handicrafts Centre “Reznoi Palisad (Carved Fence)”.
Library Night took place on the night of 28 to 29 May. It was devoted to the Year of Folk Art and Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia.
IV International Lace Festival VITA LACE will be held in Vologda on July 14-17.
27 May is a holiday for Vologda’s lacemakers. This year it will be celebrated for the third time.
Russian Folklore Festival "Village - the Soul of Russia" is to take place in Kadui District on July 2-3.
It will be devoted to the Year of Folk Art and Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia.
On May 20, in the framework of the Festival of Orthodox Culture in memory of St. Ignatius Bryanchaninov the Vologda Philharmonic Society opened a photo exhibition "My Athos" by Kostas Asimis.
On May 21, Vologda State Museum-Preserve will join international campaign Night of Museums.