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
An international festival named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer opened in Vologda on Oct 19 with a concert dedicated to the musician. Valery Gavrilin was born in Vologda and travelled extensively in order to pursue his study of folk music.
This year’s Night of the Arts will once again transform Vologda into a stage for numerous cultural events and performances.
The exhibition features more than 70 works, including metal sculptures, paintings on stainless steel sheets, as well as drawings in watercolor and ink, vividly reflecting the current trends in the development of art in Italy and Europe.
Celebrations devoted to the 90th anniversary of the writer Vasily Belov (23 October 1932 – 4 December 2012) were held in Vologda on October 17-23. Vasily Belov is a Vologda-born writer, poet and dramatist who published more than sixty books.
Vologda City is to host XIII International film festival “Rendezvous with Russia” on November 30-December 4.
An international festival named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer opened in Vologda with a concert dedicated to the musician. Valery Gavrilin was born in Vologda and travelled extensively in order to pursue his study of folk music.
IX All-Russian Belov Readings are devoted to 90th anniversary of the writer Vasily Belov. Vasily Belov is a Vologda-born writer, poet and dramatist who published more than sixty books.
The festival is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.
The exhibition features more than 70 works, including metal sculptures, paintings on stainless steel sheets, as well as drawings in watercolor and ink, vividly reflecting the current trends in the development of art in Italy and Europe.
Vologda is to host XIII International film festival “Rendezvous with Russia” on November 30-December 4.