  Magnetic monopoles, despite their ongoing experimental search as elementary
particles, have inspired the discovery of analogous excitations in condensed
matter systems. In chiral condensed matter systems, emergent monopoles are
responsible for the onset of transitions between topologically distinct states
and phases, like in the case of transitions from helical and conical phase to
A-phase comprising periodic arrays of skyrmions. By combining numerical
modeling and optical characterizations, we describe how different geometrical
configurations of skyrmions terminating at monopoles can be realized in liquid
crystals and liquid crystal ferromagnets. We demonstrate how such complex
structures can be effectively manipulated by external magnetic and electric
fields. Furthermore, we discuss how our findings may hint at similar dynamics
in other physical systems, and their potential applications.
