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"Mysterious: Exploring the Enigmatic Threads of Time and Space" Step into the world of mystery as Ivor Novello captivates audiences in Maurice Elvey's The Lodger (1932

Background imageMysterious Collection: Europe, Romania. Bran. Castle Bran interior secret passageway

Europe, Romania. Bran. Castle Bran interior secret passageway

Background imageMysterious Collection: For Some We Loved, The Loveliest And The Best That From His Vintage Rolling Time Has Prest

For Some We Loved, The Loveliest And The Best That From His Vintage Rolling Time Has Prest, Have Drunk Their Cup A Round Or Two Before, And One By One Crept Silently To Rest

Background imageMysterious Collection: Ivor Novello in Maurice Elveys The Lodger (1932)

Ivor Novello in Maurice Elveys The Lodger (1932)
Ivor Novello in The Lodger (1932)

Background imageMysterious Collection: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
The Green Knight rides over the bridge into Camelot Castle on New Years Day. He will set King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table a special challenge

Background imageMysterious Collection: Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness Monster
Photo by London gynecologist Robert Kenneth Wilson taken at 7.30 am on (probably) 19 April 1934; he never claimed it as the monster, simply a mysterious photo

Background imageMysterious Collection: astronomy, balance, dramatic, eternal, eternity, everlasting, globe, mysterious, nasa

astronomy, balance, dramatic, eternal, eternity, everlasting, globe, mysterious, nasa
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Background imageMysterious Collection: UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico

UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico
A flying saucer which allegedly crashed near Aztec, New Mexico, reported by Frank Scully with spurious data from Dr G, but with possible basis in fact

Background imageMysterious Collection: Greta Garbo in George Fitzmaurices Mata Hari (1931)

Greta Garbo in George Fitzmaurices Mata Hari (1931)
Greta Garbo in Mata Hari (1931)

Background imageMysterious Collection: England, Northumberland, Alnwick Castle

England, Northumberland, Alnwick Castle. Alnwick Castle photographed with an infrared camera

Background imageMysterious Collection: Barbara Stanwyck in King Vidors Stella Dallas (1937)

Barbara Stanwyck in King Vidors Stella Dallas (1937)
Barbara Stanwyck in Stella Dallas (1937)

Background imageMysterious Collection: Milano Italy, View from La Scala Opera Window

Milano Italy, View from La Scala Opera Window

Background imageMysterious Collection: Boy and Bicycle by the River Severn

Boy and Bicycle by the River Severn
A boy and his bicycle on the banks of the River Severn at Bewdley Bridge, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Background imageMysterious Collection: Ivor Novello in Graham Cutts The Rat (1925)

Ivor Novello in Graham Cutts The Rat (1925)
Ivor Novello in The Rat (1925)

Background imageMysterious Collection: Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternbergs The Scarlet Empress (1934)

Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternbergs The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Marlene Dietrich in The Scarlet Empress (1934)

Background imageMysterious Collection: Daniel and Belshazzar

Daniel and Belshazzar
At a feast given by Belshazzar, king of Babylon, mysterious writing appears on the wall : only Daniel is able to interpret it as a warning that Belshazzar is doomed

Background imageMysterious Collection: Advertisement for a book about flying saucers

Advertisement for a book about flying saucers
An advertisement for a book by Gray Barker, They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers, suggesting cover-ups, conspiracy and paranoia surrounding UFO sightings

Background imageMysterious Collection: Stone head and face at Bayon Khmer Temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia

Stone head and face at Bayon Khmer Temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia
Stone face in the ruins of the Bayon Khmer Temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Background imageMysterious Collection: Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides

Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with a central ring of stones and was buildt between 2900 and 2600 BC

Background imageMysterious Collection: Photo of the Loch Ness Monster?

Photo of the Loch Ness Monster?
An enlarged photograph taken by a tourist of what was believed to be the Loch Ness Monster. A series of photographs were published during this period as the hunt for the mysterious Loch Ness Monster

Background imageMysterious Collection: Chateau de Hautefort, Dordogne Valley, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Chateau de Hautefort, Dordogne Valley, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Background imageMysterious Collection: Beautiful Eileen Donan Castle in Western Dornie in Highlands os Scotland the most

Beautiful Eileen Donan Castle in Western Dornie in Highlands os Scotland the most photographed castle in the world at night with reflections on still beautiful waters

Background imageMysterious Collection: Miracle Fire in Temple

Miracle Fire in Temple
When a mysterious flame bursts out in the temple of fertility goddess Bona Dea, the Vestal Virgins interpret it as a portent favorable to Cicero; but it is probably a trick

Background imageMysterious Collection: Sher. Holmes & Watson

Sher. Holmes & Watson
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Holmes & Watson catch a glimpse of the mysterious stranger in a hansom cab in Regent Street

Background imageMysterious Collection: Merrivale Stone Avenue

Merrivale Stone Avenue
An avenue of standing stones at Merrivale on Dartmoor

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966

The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London

Background imageMysterious Collection: UFO photographed at McMinnville, Oregon, USA

UFO photographed at McMinnville, Oregon, USA
A UFO photographed by Mrs Paul Trent, who saw it with her husband at McMinnville, Oregon, USA. UFOs had frequently been seen previously in the area

Background imageMysterious Collection: Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House

Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House
Figure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Isle of the Dead, 1886 (oil on panel)

The Isle of the Dead, 1886 (oil on panel)
JHG176726 The Isle of the Dead, 1886 (oil on panel) by Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901); 80x154 cm; Museum der Bildenden Kunste, Leipzig, Germany; Swiss, out of copyright

Background imageMysterious Collection: Tribute to Escher

Tribute to Escher
Jacek Stefan

Background imageMysterious Collection: Horseshoe Falls, Mount Field National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Horseshoe Falls, Mount Field National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Background imageMysterious Collection: Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster

Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster
A photograph of the Loch Ness Monster taken by Hugh Gray

Background imageMysterious Collection: Hermits Castle, Achmelvich Bay, Scotland, United Kingdom

Hermits Castle, Achmelvich Bay, Scotland, United Kingdom

Background imageMysterious Collection: Morning Mist behind Castlerigg Stone Circle, Lake District National Park, Cumbria

Morning Mist behind Castlerigg Stone Circle, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England

Background imageMysterious Collection: By the Light of the Moon, 1882. Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw

By the Light of the Moon, 1882. Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw
By the Light of the Moon, 1882. From a private collection

Background imageMysterious Collection: binary code, binary river, bubble, color image, communication, computer graphic, concept

binary code, binary river, bubble, color image, communication, computer graphic, concept
Glowing orb floating in forest over binary code path

Background imageMysterious Collection: Aurora borealis, northern lights at midnight east of Boise, Idaho following an unusually

Aurora borealis, northern lights at midnight east of Boise, Idaho following an unusually
USA, Idaho. Aurora borealis, northern lights at midnight east of Boise

Background imageMysterious Collection: Man and ghost

Man and ghost
Man being followed by a hooded ghost. The figure with outstretched hands pointed at me and said: " Granby Manners, you will die in this room!" Date: 1890s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Amazing Stories Scifi magazine cover, The Golden Planetoid

Amazing Stories Scifi magazine cover, The Golden Planetoid
THE GOLDEN PLANETOID - A mysterious alien spacecraft lands in the Russian steppes Date: 1935

Background imageMysterious Collection: Black Swan

Black Swan
A very stylised airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith depicting a mysterious-looking Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) serenly swimming across dark, still waters, dark

Background imageMysterious Collection: Ingeborg Kober

Ingeborg Kober
Norwegian medium Ingenborg Kober, whose father Judge Dahl died in mysterious circumstances, which were finally judged to be accidental

Background imageMysterious Collection: Fox Sisters

Fox Sisters
The Fox family respond to mysterious rappings in their home at Hydesville, New York, which they attribute to spirits; this leads to the creation of spiritualism

Background imageMysterious Collection: Destiny, 1900, (c1930). Creator: John William Waterhouse

Destiny, 1900, (c1930). Creator: John William Waterhouse
Destiny, 1900, (c1930). Woman holding a glass bowl, with ships reflected in a large mirror behind; allegorical scene with spatial and temporal inconsistencies

Background imageMysterious Collection: Mystical Fog in Fairyland envelopes a Princess

Mystical Fog in Fairyland envelopes a Princess
At any moment, in fairyland, mysterious mists are apt to descend and enshroud the Princess and, next thing she knows... well, if you re a Princess, ANYthing can happen - by Florence Mary Anderson

Background imageMysterious Collection: Stonehenge, Wiltshire - John Constable

Stonehenge, Wiltshire - John Constable
Stonehenge, Wiltshire - painted by John Constable (1776-1837) - bequeathed to the V&A by Miss Isabel Constable. Date: 1835

Background imageMysterious Collection: Gold Flake cigarettes advertisement

Gold Flake cigarettes advertisement
Advertisement for Gold Flake cigarettes with a moody illustration showing a man in a trilby hat smoking against an inky blue midnight sky. Date: 1929

Background imageMysterious Collection: Stonehenge at sunrise

Stonehenge at sunrise. This ancient arrangement of large standing stones (megaliths) on Salisbury Plain, England, is thought to have been built around 2000 BC by neolithic peoples

Background imageMysterious Collection: A Moonlit Woodland Scene, 19th century

A Moonlit Woodland Scene, 19th century
3928551 A Moonlit Woodland Scene, 19th century by Ottoman School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Migirdic Givanian or Mekeritch Civanian (Turkish-Armenian 1848-1906)); Turkish

Background imageMysterious Collection: The passion for crossword riddles (colour litho)

The passion for crossword riddles (colour litho)
2777623 The passion for crossword riddles (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The passion for crossword riddles)



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"Mysterious: Exploring the Enigmatic Threads of Time and Space" Step into the world of mystery as Ivor Novello captivates audiences in Maurice Elvey's The Lodger (1932), leaving us spellbound with his enigmatic performance. Like astronomy, where balance is maintained amidst a dramatic cosmic dance, Novello's portrayal hints at an eternal secret that lingers in the shadows. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren, a legendary tale unfolds, shrouded in everlasting intrigue. Just like UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico or sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, these enigmas continue to bewilder us even today. Traveling across England to Northumberland's Alnwick Castle reveals a mysterious fortress steeped in history. It echoes secrets whispered through centuries past; its walls hold stories untold. Barbara Stanwyck mesmerizes audiences in King Vidor's Stella Dallas (1937), her performance evoking an air of mystery that leaves viewers longing for more. Similarly, Greta Garbo enchants as Mata Hari (1931) under George Fitzmaurice's direction - her allure concealing hidden depths within. From Milano Italy's La Scala Opera Window comes a breathtaking view that transports us into another realm entirely. Its mystique mirrors Boy and Bicycle by the River Severn - an image imbued with both serenity and curiosity. Ivor Novello once again enthralls us in Graham Cutts' The Rat (1925), weaving a tale where mystery intertwines with danger. This narrative resonates with Daniel and Belshazzar from ancient times when cryptic messages foretold fateful events yet to unfold. As we delve into these captivating moments filled with intrigue and wonderment, let our imagination soar alongside NASA exploring uncharted territories beyond our globe. For it is within this realm of mysteries that we find ourselves yearning for answers while embracing the enigmatic beauty of life.