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 IX International Music Competition named after Valery Gavrilin on April 23-27.
An agreement on holding the International Festival "Wood in Architecture" in Vologda was signed within the framework of XXХI International Festival Zodchestvo 2023. This year, for the first time in history, the Wood in Architecture forum will not be held in Moscow.
The competition is named after Valery Gavrilin, the great Russian composer, People's artist of Russia who was born in Vologda.
Vologda will host IX International Music Competition named after Valery Gavrilin on April 23-27.
On January 17, 2024 museum visitors, curators, and managers from all over the world take part in #MuseumSelfie day, a project aimed at raising awareness of the great collections being housed by national and regional museums across the globe.
17.01.2024
Free museum day on January 17.
On January 17th, many of the region's museums and galleries offer free entry in order to have a more diverse range of visitors.
From December 30, 2023 to January 8, 2024 New Year and Christmas celebrations took place in the cities and towns of the Vologda Region.
Vologda will host IX International Music Competition named after Valery Gavrilin on April 23-27.
Vologda became the 79th city on the route of the fairytale train.
New Year's performances, exhibitions and concerts for children and adults were organized in all municipalities of the Vologda Region.