On this street, Rasma's bicycle chain came off on May 15, May 27, June 12, and September 18, 2005.
On New Year's Eve 1998, someone failed to greet a passerby at this spot because they did not recognize them.
Installation view. Dagda market square
On August 2, 2024, Jānis forgot why he had come here. Installation view. Dagda old post office
Installation view.
On March 21, 2026, at this street corner, seven-year-old Jēkabs was poking the first spring beetle with a twig as it basked in the sun.
Installation view. Dagda
For five days in May 2009, a 20 Lats bill lay here, but no one noticed it.
La Historia
Group show Bilbao Defect 2, Dagda, Latvia
Part of Dagda Architecture, Art and Music Festival 2026, organized by Periferiju Centrs
Opening: 09.07.2026
The La Historia 6/6 project has made Dagda town center the most densely marked historical area in Latvia, with the highest number of commemorative plaques per square kilometer—not because more happened there, but because more has been acknowledged.
Curated by: Jānis Dzirnieks and Lauma Muižarāja
Participating artists: Krišjānis Beļavskis (LV), Matthew Cosslett (SCT), Margrieta Griestiņa (LV), Jānis Dzirnieks (LV), Sebastian Koeck (AT), Yuris Lesnik (LV), Lauma Muižarāja (LV), Luīze Nežberte (LV), Viktors Timofējevs (LV/USA)
Documentation: © Jānis Dzirnieks
Supported by: The State Culture Capital Foundation (SCFF), Latviešu vēsturisko zemju attīstības programma, Culture Moves Europe, Krāslavas novada pašvaldība, Radio NABA, Dagdas Tūrisma informācijas punkts, Dagdas Kultūras centrs.