The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy ( uk, Міністерство культури України) or MinCult is the main state authority in the system of central government of

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responsible for country's cultural development and history preservation. It is fully based on the former Ministry of Culture and Tourism (that was dissolved in 2010). The

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(on 29 August 2019) merged the

Ministry of Youth and Sports A Ministry of Sports or Ministry of Youth and Sports is a kind of government ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people. The Ministry of Youth and Sp ...

into the ministry.New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained (РАДА ПРИЗНАЧИЛА НОВИЙ КАБМІН: АВАКОВ І МАРКАРОВА ЛИШИЛИСЬ)

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(29 August 2019) But its succeeding

Shmyhal Government The Shmyhal government ( uk, Уряд Дениса Шмигаля) is the current government of Ukraine, formed on 4 March 2020 and led by Denys Shmyhal, who was previously acting vice prime minister, and earlier the Governor of Ivano-Frankivsk O ...

undid this merger. The Shmyhal Government did rename the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports into the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy on 26 March 2020. From 2 December 2014 to 29 August 2019 Ukraine had a (separate) Ministry of Information Policy.

History

Ukraine (1917–1919)

The origin of the Ukrainian ministry could be traced to the earliest creation of the General Secretariat of Ukraine where a department of culture was created in 1917 within the Secretariat of People's Education headed by Ivan Steshenko. It was created on same principles that existed during the

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where cultural life in Ukraine was administered by the Russian Ministry of Enlightenment (see

Ministry of National Education (Russian Empire) The Ministry of National Education (russian: Министерство народного просвещения Российской империи), also translated as Ministry of National Enlightenment, was a government ministry in the Russian E ...

). In May 1918 there was established Ministry of People's Education and Arts headed by

Mykola Vasylenko Mykola Prokopovych Vasylenko ( uk, Микола Прокопович Василенко; 14 February 1866 – 3 October 1935) was a Ukrainian academician historian and law professor, important public and political figure. He was a temporary Otaman ...

. Later there was ''Ministry of Art'' headed by

Dmytro Antonovych Dmytro Antonovych (14 November 1877, in Kyiv – 12 October 1945, in Prague) was a Ukrainian politician and art historian. Family Professor Dmytro Antonovych was the son of two Ukrainian historians: his father was Volodymyr Antonovych and his m ...

(December 1918 - February 1919) that was disbanded soon after the Soviet invasion of Ukraine. There also existed ''Ministry of Confessions'' that was first created during the government of Skoropadsky on April 30, 1918 and was at first headed by

. After the fall of Skoropadsky government Ministry of Confessions (April 30, 1918 - December 14, 1918) was transformed into Administration of Cults at first and later into Ministry of Denomination (February 13, 1919) both headed by Ivan Lypa. One of the most noticeable ministers however was Ivan Ohiyenko.

Soviet Ukraine

With advancing Bolsheviks in Ukraine, there also was established the People's Commissariat of People's Education that took over most of cultural life in Ukraine. On 25 February 1919 by its decree, the Council of People's Commissariats of UkrSSR (CPC of UkrSSR) established Cinema Committee within its People's Commissariat of People's Education and registering all electro-theatres in Ukraine. On 19 February 1921 the CPC of UkrSSR issued statement obligating its People's Commissariat of People's Education to use all of artwork for purpose of communist agitation (propaganda). Previously by decree of 14 December 1920, the CPC of UkrSSR established Main Political and Educational Committee within its People's Commissariat of People's Education. Another decree of CPC of UkrSSR of 11 March 1921 "About purchase for state museums museum valuables from private individuals" initiated creation of state museums which were previously "nationalised" by Bolsheviks "in the name of the Revolution" in form of simple

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. Along with that there was established All-Ukrainian Committee in Conservation of artworks, artifacts, and natural landmarks. On 19 April 1921 CPC of UkrSSR issued decree "About peasants homes" ( uk, селянські будинки, selyanski budynky) establishing centers of political education (propaganda) in rural areas. On 22 November 1922, on efforts of people's commissar Hrynko, the Central Executive Committee of Ukraine adopted its statement "About enacting Code of Laws about People's Education" ( uk, Про введення в дію Кодексу законів про народну освіту) which defined the network of cultural and art institutions, their framework of functioning, and mechanisms of administration.

Structure

The ministry consists of the central body of ministry headed by its leadership composed of a minister, his/her first deputy, and other deputies in assistance to the minister. Part of ministry is composed of several state administrations that are specialized in certain field and coordinate operations of government companies.

Central Body

;Leadership *Minister *First Deputy *Deputies *Deputy-Chief of Aparat ;Section in support of the Minister's performance *Sector of informational-analytic work and communication with public ;Sector of control and checks in execution of acts and orders of the President of Ukraine, the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

, and the

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ( uk, Кабінет Міністрів України, translit=Kabinet Ministriv Ukrainy; shortened to CabMin), commonly referred to as the Government of Ukraine ( uk, Уряд України, ''Uriad Ukrai ...

as well as the orders of leadership ;Sector of job-secrecy work ;Sector of mobilization work and public security ;Section of financial revisions and support of measures in the fight with corruption *Sector for prevention and counter-action of corruption ;Section of human resources and state service ;Directory of legal support *Section of legal expertise *Section for the use of legislation *Sector for conducting a claim work ;Directory of Affairs *Section for documents support and control *Section for cooperation with

*Sector for organization of access to the public information ;Department in formation of the state policy in the sphere of culture, art, and education *Directory of Arts **Section of musical art **Section of theatrical art **Section of monumental, artistic, and folk art **Sector of circus art *Directory for strategical planning of cultural development and regional policy in the sphere of culture **Section of analysis and forecasting of activities in learning institutions **Section of analysis and forecasting of socio-cultural development of regions **Section of analysis and forecasting of libraries activities **Others;

State agencies

*State Service of Cinematography *State Service in control of transportation of cultural valuables over the State Border *State Service in protection of the National Cultural Heritage *State Service of Tourism and Resorts

Ministerial institutions and organizations

The ministry also administers a network of museums, libraries, cultural centers, regional centers of folklore, national cultural heritage sites, various artistic education in schools and universities, has own research centers and institutions, promotes circus, musical and theatric arts in regions. The ministry also maintains the registry of fixed landmarks of cultural heritage (national and local). On 11 December 2012 there were 4,719 such landmarks, 891 of national significance and the other 3,828 of local significance.State registry of fixed landmarks of Ukraine. Landmarks of national significance
Ministry of Culture. 11 December 2012 Note: while most of the educational state institutions are administered by the Ministry of Education, most arts educational state institutions are administered by the Ministry of Culture.

Ukrainian cultural centers

* Cultural center of Ukraine in Russia * Ukrainian cultural and information center in Sevastopol * State agency in promotion of culture of Ukraine

Museums under Ministry jurisdiction

* National Art Museum of Ukraine * Aivazovsky National Art Gallery * Lviv National Art Gallery *

Lviv National Museum The Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum of Lviv ( uk, Національний музей у Львові імені Андрея Шептицького) is one of Ukraine's largest museums, dedicated to Ukrainian culture in all its manifestations. I ...

* Museum of The History of Ukraine in World War II *

National Historical Museum of Ukraine The National Museum of the History of Ukraine (MIST; ''National Museum of Ukrainian History'') illustrates Ukraine's history from ancient times till nowadays. It is one of the leading museums in Ukraine. It holds about 800 000 items in its colle ...

* National Museum-Preserve "Battle for Kyiv 1943" *

Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum The Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum ('' uk, Український національний музей "Чорнобиль", Ukrayins'kyy natsional'nyy muzey "Chornobyl'"'') is a history museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, dedicated to the 1986 Chernob ...

* National Museum of Literature of Ukraine * National Museum of Taras Shevchenko * National Research Restoration Center of Ukraine * Directorate of Arts Exhibitions of Ukraine * National Museum Sanctuary of Ukrainian Pottery * Memorial to the Holodomor Victims in Ukraine * Prison on Lontskoho * Marshal Konev Height * Historic Museum of Church of the Tithes

Culture and Heritage reserves managed by the ministry

* National Historical and Cultural Reserve "Hetman's Capital" * National Reserve "Khortytsia" * National Kyiv-Pechersk Historic-Cultural Reserve * National Reserve "Sophia of Kyiv" * National Historic-Archeological Reserve "

Kamyana Mohyla Kamyana Mohyla ( uk, Кам'яна Могила; literally: "stone grave") is an archaeological site in the Molochna River (literally: "Milk river") valley, about a mile from the village of Terpinnia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Petroglyph ...

" * National Historic-Memorial Reserve " Babyn Yar" * National Historic-Memorial Reserve " Bykivnia Graves" * National Historic-Cultural Reserve "

Kachanivka Kachanivka Palace ( uk, Качанівка; ''Kachanivka''; russian: Качановка; ''Kachanovka'') is one of the many country estates built by Pyotr Rumyantsev, Catherine II's viceroy of Little Russia. It stands on the bank of the Smosh R ...

" * National Historic-Cultural Reserve "Chyhyryn" * National Historic-Memorial Reserve "Fields of Berestechko Battle" * National Historic-Ethnographic Reserve "Pereyaslav" * National Reserve Hlukhiv * National Reserve "Castles of the Ternopil Land" * National Historic-Architectural Reserve "Kamianets" * Shevchenko National Reserve in Kaniv * National Architectural-Historic Reserve "Chernihiv ancient" * National Reserve " Chersonesos Tuarica" * National Reserve "Ancient Halych"

List of Ministers of Culture

Ukrainian SSR

Post- Declaration of Ukrainian independence

References

External links

Official Website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture

Official website
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Culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

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1953 establishments in Ukraine