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 Village - the Soul of Russia, Russian Folklore Festival will be held in Verkhovazhye District (Vologda Region) on August 4-6.
Vologda City played host to the International Folk Crafts Festival “City of Crafts” on June 23-25.
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, exhibition halls and galleries are free of charge in the Vologda Region. The museum admission is free for Vologda’s schoolchildren and students and residents of the region. Entry to the permanent collections of the Vologda State Museum-Preserve and Vologda Picture Gallery is free; while charges may apply for special exhibitions.
Artists and musicians bring theatre performances, music and dance to Vologda within the framework of the “Summer in the Kremlin” project.
Russian Traveler Awards 2023 is an online voting from Russian Traveler magazine dedicated to the main tourist opportunities of Russia - cultural, historical and natural objects, folk crafts and national dishes, festivals, sights and eco-routes.
The Village - the Soul of Russia, Russian Folklore Festival will be held in Verkhovazhye District (Vologda Region) on August 4-6.
Applications from artisans have been received in the following categories - traditional female crafts, wooden and birch bark craft painting, valenki (kind of felt boots), wood engraving and wicker-work, blacksmithing, potter's craft and forgotten handicrafts.
22.06.2023
June 22 - the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow
In 1996, to commemorate the loss and the suffering during those dark days Russia proclaimed June 22 as the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow.
Festival Summer project set up in Vologda in 2014 will host several inter-regional and international events covering different genres and styles of cinema, literature, crafts and theatre.
The folklore festival “The Village - the Soul of Russia” has been held in the Vologda Region since 2014.