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 the International Forum "Wood in Architecture" on July 18-20, 2024.
"Biblionight" (Library Night) is an annual festival of reading held in Russia and some CIS states. On this night, libraries, museums, galleries, bookstores, art spaces and clubs open their doors to visitors.
On April 12, the first large-scale exhibition in Vologda dedicated to the art of Japanese graphic stories opened in Vologda at the Shalamov Memorial House.
The Pushkinskaya Karta project (Pushkin cards) which provides Russian young people with free access to the treasures of Russian culture started working on September 1, 2021.
The Victory Dictation campaign is an international event that will take place in Russian cities and in many European and CIS countries.
The All-Russian folklore festival “The Village - the Soul of Russia” has been held in the Vologda Region since 2014.
The Gavrilin International Competition is held in the Vologda Region every three years. This is one of the most prestigious competitions in the country for young musicians from 9 to 25 years old.
The International Forum "Wood in Architecture" will be held in Vologda for the first time on July 18-20, 2024.
Vologda will host the International Folk Crafts Festival “City of Crafts” on June 27-30, 2024.
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, exhibition halls and galleries are free of charge in the Vologda Region.