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 will host IV International Lace Festival VITA LACE on July 14-17. For designers, artists, lace makers, collectors and connoisseurs of this fine art, VITA LACE is one of the most anticipated events.
20 theatres from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Perm, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Vologda and Kaluga arrived in Vologda to participate in the International Drama Festival Voices of History held from June 9 throughout June 19.
IV International Lace Festival VITA LACE will be devoted to preservation and development of handicrafts as part of the original culture and heritage of the nation. The topic is especially important taking into account the fact that 2022 has been declared by the President of Russia the Year of Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia.
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.
The festival 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)”.
The State Holiday of the Russian Federation, Russia Day is celebrated on June 12. The national Russian holiday has been celebrated since 1992.
IV International Lace Festival VITA LACE will take place in Vologda on July 14-17.
Vologda traditionally celebrates its founding during the last weekend in June. This year the city celebrates its 875th birthday. The city will celebrate its birthday for several days from June 20, but the most important events will take place on June 24-26.
The photo exhibition "My Athos" by Kostas Asimis at the Vologda Philharmonic Society will last till June 13. The Vologda Philharmonic Society opened the exhibition within the framework of the Festival of Orthodox Culture in memory of St. Ignatius Bryanchaninov.
Theaters from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Perm, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Vologda and Kaluga applied for participation in XV International Drama Festival Voices of History.