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 festival will be held on August 10-11 as part of the Summer of the Russian North project initiated by Acting Governor Georgy Filimonov.
The Blacksmith Festival takes place annually in Ustyuzhna. This year it will be held on August 9-10 as part of the Summer of Russian North project initiated by Acting Governor Georgy Filimonov.
On August 10 Totma, one of the oldest cities of the Vologda Region will celebrate its 887th birthday. The city is often called a museum in the open air.
The exhibition “Laces of Russian North” that kicked off at the Tula Museum Association will last till September 21, 2024.
The festival will be one of the most spectacular summer events in Kirillov. It will be held as part of the Summer of the Russian North project initiated by Acting Governor Georgy Filimonov.
The Blacksmith Festival takes place annually in August. This year it will be held as part of the Summer of Russian North project initiated by Acting Governor Georgy Filimonov.
The festival has been officially organized in the Vologda Region since 2014.
Vologda will host its first International Forum "Wood in Architecture" on July 25-27. It focuses on the wooden architecture and constructions in the future perspective.
The Blacksmith Festival takes place annually in August. This year it will be held on August 9-10. It will be held as part of the Summer of Russian North project initiated by Acting Governor Georgy Filimonov.
Veliky Ustyug, located in the north - east of the Vologda Region, Russia’s North-West, turns 877 years old. Celebrations on this occasion will be held on July 19 and 21.