Melanie McDonagh

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Melanie McDonagh is a columnist, arts critic and feature writer. She covers art exhibitions and also does some leader writing, interviews and occasional beauty/fragrance features.... MORE

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Melanie McDonagh is a columnist, arts critic and feature writer. She covers art exhibitions and also does some leader writing, interviews and occasional beauty/fragrance features.

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Exhibitions

Six Lives at the NPG: a show giving Henry VIII's wives their due

This exhibition tries to present each of the six wives as feisty and interesting, with mixed results

19 Jun 2024
<p>Four Figures in a Setting by Henry Moore, 1948</p>
Exhibitions

Henry Moore at the Courtauld Gallery review: a splendid show

These drawings make us think again about Moore the sculptor, while the gallery also has a fine show of Vanessa Bell’s works that is worth visiting

7 Jun 2024
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Travel

Three of the best hotels in Edinburgh

Melanie McDonough checks in to Edinburgh’s most historic hotels to see if they live up to the hype

2 Jun 2024
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Beauty

8 glorious floral fragrances for spring summer

Florals for spring? Absolutely, says Melanie McDonagh. She picks the fragrances certain to stir even the most staunch of Londoners

23 May 2024
<p>A Dark Pool by Laura Knight, 1917</p>
Exhibitions

Now You See Us at Tate Britain review: strikingly powerful

This comprehensive show might be wide-ranging, but there are some real gems here

14 May 2024