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
X All-Russian Belov Readings "Belov. Vologda. Russia" opened on October 23, Vologda City. Vasily Belov is a Vologda-born writer, poet and dramatist who published more than sixty books.
The Vologda Region will celebrate a Night of the Arts on November 4th.
The exhibition of Vologda’s lace will kick off in Minsk on October 26.
X All-Russian Belov Readings "Belov. Vologda. Russia" opened today at the monument to Vasily Belov. The monument was opened exactly a year ago, on the day of the 90th anniversary of the writer,
The night of November 4 will keep art lovers awake in Vologda and other cities and towns of Vologda Region.
The founders of the Belov Readings are the Government of the Vologda Region and the Vologda City Administration.
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.
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.
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, exhibition halls and galleries are free of charge in the Vologda Region.
The Russia International Exhibition and Forum will open in Moscow on November 4, 2023. The regions of the Russian Federation, federal executive bodies, nonprofit organisations, state corporations, and foreign representatives will take part in it.