THE COLUMN “ARTEFACT OF THE MONTH” OFFERS A GLIMPSE AT CULTURAL TREASURES THAT HAVE LEFT THEIR MARK, ALLOWING READERS TO SEE HISTORICAL EVENTS RELATED TO LATVIAN LITERATURE AND MUSIC IN A NEW LIGHT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TWELVE ARTICLES WILL BE PUBLISHED, DEDICATED TO EXCEPTIONAL PERSONALITIES IN CULTURE, AND IN WHICH THEIR SIGNIFICANCE BOTH IN A HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND TODAY WILL BE EXPLAINED BY EXPERTS FROM THE MUSEUM.