Melanie McDonagh

ABOUT

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.

ABOUT
VIEW

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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Travel

Killer hotels on the Côte d’Azur for The White Lotus effect

Locations for The White Lotus season four are on the Côte d’Azur, flitting from Cannes to Monaco to Saint-Tropez. Melanie McDonagh visited two hotels in the region

16 Jun 2026
Exhibitions

The Rossettis at Tate Britain review: sensuousness and big hair

There’s poetry on the walls in this fascinating examination of these mainstays of the Pre-Raphaelite movement

4 Apr 2023
Exhibitions

Berthe Morisot at the Dulwich Picture Gallery review: phenomenal

The painter, who helped shape Impressionism, was at the centre of the Paris art world at its most exciting

29 Mar 2023
Exhibitions

Portraits of Dogs at the Wallace Collection: a doggie treat

This exhibition of art featuring man’s best friend spans centuries, from a second century sculpture to David Hockney and Lucian Freud

28 Mar 2023
Exhibitions

After Impressionism at the National Gallery: an artistic explosion

This was a time when art really was everything everywhere all at once

23 Mar 2023
TV

Great Expectations on BBC One review: irredeemably awful

‘I can’t think of an adaptation I’ve hated more’

20 Mar 2023
Exhibitions

The Ugly Duchess at the National Gallery: gives her the last laugh

This tiny exhibition – just five paintings, with some magnificent drawings – makes a point about Renaissance humour, which could be cruel to age and ugliness.

14 Mar 2023
Exhibitions

Evelyn de Morgan, The Gold Drawings at Leighton House: shines bright

It’s just one room of works on paper but this exhibition is rich and intriguing

13 Mar 2023
Home & Garden

Best steam cleaners to buy

Power up your cleaning regime

24 Feb 2023
Exhibitions

The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea at the Queen’s House

Assuming you have a high tolerance for maritime pictures this exhibition is a fascinating look at two artists who entranced the English court with their images of the sea

22 Feb 2023