Rakstniecības un mūzikas muzejs
May's Artefact of the Month is Marija Stalbova-Eglīte's braid, which introduces the theme of this discussion: "Can a golden-coloured braid change opinions of a woman's place and role in society?" The most probable answer to this rhetorical question is that it is unlikely that it can, similar to Fyodor Dostoevsky's unresolved idea about beauty being the saviour of the world.