The Black Market of the White Bones - Timeline/ upcoming events

Upcomming in 2024

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:38:00 +0000

About a year now we have nurtured thoughts and formed opinions about some 170 or so bone, antler and ivory items in the collection of the Museum of Valmiera (Valmiera, Latvia). It is a small, but nevertheless interesting and sometimes even challenging collection that give insight in the lives of citizens of Valmiera from about 12th to 19th centuries.

So, on the 6th of December in the Museum of Valmiera we will share all we have found out thus far. This will include also a guided excursion in exposition with longer or shorter stops at each and every of ''bones'' there.

In this regard - if you, wherever you are - have a knowledge of 17th/ 18th c. knives with decorative star - shaped brass rivets in bone handles, Contact us to let us know. Thanks in advance!

...And then a gap is missing here...

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:42:00 +0000

The events of 2024 unfolded with such a zest that we obviously could not keep track of it all here. Therefore the gap. A gap missing here.

There were some of events quite recently, thus live in our memories:

On 14th of November we spoke in a conference in Turaida Museum Reserve

Then there is a sound clip from Lāčplēša diena concert on the 11th of November in Mālpils (Latvia), indicating that some of us were there to commemorate soldiers who fought in Latvian war of independence with song:

Šie kauli, šī miesa 11. 11. 2024. Mālpils mp3

First hints of spring 2023.

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:27:00 +0000

On the 13th of May we took part in the annual event ''Muzeju nakts'' (Night of museums) in the very heart of Riga (Latvia) - the cloister of Riga Dome cathedral which is a part of Riga History and Navigation Museum.

Some images are here: https://sejas.tvnet.lv/7774039/video-un-foto-muzeju-nakts-kopa-ar-tvnet?gallery=329175&image=15320665

https://sejas.tvnet.lv/7774039/video-un-foto-muzeju-nakts-kopa-ar-tvnet?gallery=329175&image=15320670

https://sejas.tvnet.lv/7774039/video-un-foto-muzeju-nakts-kopa-ar-tvnet?gallery=329175&image=15320673

On the 20th of May with our craftsman's table we were in the picturesque town of Rauna (Latvia) as a part of wide variety of activities in an happy-go-lucky ''medieval folly'' type of event.

Summer 2023

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 04:46:00 +0000

Incessantly we work in our workshop in Cēsis medieval castle (Latvia). However, we find a time for some excursions too:

On the 29th of July we were in an event in Ērģeme (Latvia) medieval castle with our bone, antler and horn.

On the 5th of August at an event in Limbaži (Latvia) medieval castle You cold have met us making some rosary beads.

Timeline intro

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 11:54:00 +0000

On November the 26th 2022 this website of The Black Market of the White Bones has been launched ''on air''.