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Vologda and the USA strive to boost cultural cooperation.

25.01.2016 14:47

Public Affairs Officer of US Consulate General in St. Petersburg Suzanne Bodoin paid a visit to Vologda, Tot’ma and Kirillov on January 14-16, 2015. During a study tour, Suzanne Bodoin attended the Vologda State Museum-Preserve, the Vologda Lace Museum, the Museum of Architecture and Ethnography in Semenkovo, the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery and the Kuskov Memorial flat.

Representatives of the US Consulate General in St. Petersburg and head of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Vologda Oblast agreed to boost multi-faceted relations between the Vologda Oblast and the USA.

Сooperation will be continued within the framework of the International festival of traditional American music. Russian - American festivals featuring traditional American music have been held in Vologda Oblast for six years. The event always takes place on the territory of the Vologda Kremlin and nearby cities. Over the last years American groups and musicians introduced the Russian public to the music of blues, bluegrass, zydeco and konhunto.

In addition to musical events, the US Consulate General in St. Petersburg has established partnership ties with the Vologda State Museum-Preserve on restoration of architectural monuments.

Both parties are eager to develop long- lasting and widening partnership of the Vologda Region and the USA, a partnership based on good will and the desire to preserve and multiply the values shared by our peoples.

Photo: Press-service of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum