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
VOICES Festival (Vologda Independent Cinema from European Screens) will be held in the Vologda Region on July 3-7. Since 2010 the VOICES Festival has been held in Vologda, an old Russian city in northwestern Russia.
X International Folk Crafts Festival “City of Crafts” will be held in Vologda on June 27-30. The festival is aimed at popularization of folk arts and handicrafts among the younger generation.
The Folklore Festival "The Village - the Soul of Russia" will take centre stage once again on August 17-18.
Vologda will become home to XVI International Theatre Festival “Voices of History" from June 19 throughout 27. The festival has long been a hallmark of the Vologda Region, it is a favourite festival of all theatre-goers.
Kirillov will become home to a traditional festival of historical reenactment "Kirillo-Belozersky Siege" on June 29-30. It will be held as part of the Festival Summer project.
The Vologda Kremlin, a historical and architectural ensemble, includes twenty architectural objects, nineteen of them are in need of repair and restoration work. The total cost of the work amounts to 4.4 billion rubles.
The State Holiday of the Russian Federation, Russia Day is celebrated on June 12. The national Russian holiday has been celebrated since 1992.
The 11th VOICES Young European Film Festival is to take place from July 3 to 7, 2024.
Vologda will become home to XVI International Theatre Festival “Voices of History" from June 19 throughout 27. The festival has long been a hallmark of the Vologda Region, it is a favourite festival of all theatre-goers.
The Folklore Festival "The Village - the Soul of Russia" will kick off in Vologda District. Tradition and folklore will take centre stage once again on August 17-18.