While art-museum architecture remains vibrant across the globe, many US institutions are both uninspiring and unwelcoming

From collaboration to consolidation, some dealers are adapting to a changing market that many agree should not return to its previous peak

From Wolfgang Tillmans at Centre Pompidou to Linder at the Hayward, these are the shows that stood out this year

Dozens of buildings ravaged by Isis in the northern Iraqi city have now been restored

In a year of turbulence and uncertainty, new museums and dazzling shows were proof of art as a positive force

The publications that delighted our literary team this year, from important exhibition catalogues and overdue surveys to personal reflections and playful illustrations