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 festival is aimed at popularization of folk arts and handicrafts. It will be arranged with an active backing of the Vologda City Administration and a Handicrafts Centre “Reznoi Palisad (Carved Fence)”.
27 May is a holiday for Vologda’s lacemakers.
26.05.2023
Vologda will host Library Night on May 27.
Participants of the action “Library Night” are waiting for performances, lectures and concerts on May 27.
On May 20, the Vologda State Museum-Reserve joined the All-Russian action "Night of Museums". The action was timed to coincide with the International Museum Day, which was celebrated on May 18.
The project “Summer in the Kremlin” was launched in 2002. It alternates with the International Drama Festival “Voices of History”. Every two years the festival welcomes Vologda’s citizens and guests of the city with a special atmosphere.
Every year on May 18, museum workers around the world celebrate their professional holiday - the International Museum Day.
The VOICES (Vologda Independent Cinema from European Screens) Festival will hold its tenth edition in Vologda from July 4th to 9th.
The traditional historical reenactment festival "Kirillo- Belozersky Siege" will take place on June 24-25.
The curator of the exhibition is Andrey Martynov, a collector from Moscow. Exhibitions of his collections of contemporary oriental art have been repeatedly held in the Vologda Art Gallery and have always aroused great interest among visitors.
VIII Russian Folklore Festival "The Village - the Soul of Russia" is to be held in Verkhovazhye District (Vologda Region) on August 4-6. The folklore festival “The Village - the Soul of Russia” has been held in the Vologda Region since 2014.