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Elena Goukassian is an arts & history Writer based in Brooklyn.

Elena writes about art, books, theater, film, music, architecture, and dance. She's also a huge fan of digging through archives and uncovering unusual histories.

Elena’s pieces have appeared in Aperture, Artsy, Hyperallergic, Lapham’s Quarterly (RIP), Los Angeles Review of Books, The Nation, and The Washington Post, among other publications.

On weekdays, you can find her writing and editing stories about museums, historical sites, and archaeology for The Art Newspaper.

 

 

Elena Goukassian Arts & History Writer
11 Movies To See At This Year's European Union Showcase (DCist)
Nov 30

Nov 30 11 Movies To See At This Year's European Union Showcase (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Film, Visual Art
14 Things to Do Around DC This December (Washingtonian)
Nov 28

Nov 28 14 Things to Do Around DC This December (Washingtonian)

Elena Goukassian
Books
The National Building Museum’s new exhibit will remind you what D.C. used to look like (Washington Post Express)
Nov 23

Nov 23 The National Building Museum’s new exhibit will remind you what D.C. used to look like (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
History, Visual Art
 Dani Levinas Wants The Phillips Collection To Be D.C.'s Best Place For Contemporary Art (Washington City Paper)
Nov 21

Nov 21 Dani Levinas Wants The Phillips Collection To Be D.C.'s Best Place For Contemporary Art (Washington City Paper)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Watching War and Displacement from Afar (Hyperallergic)
Nov 18

Nov 18 Watching War and Displacement from Afar (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel' Comes To Arena, And The Dancing Is Good (DCist)
Nov 16

Nov 16 Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel' Comes To Arena, And The Dancing Is Good (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Theater & Performance
Nighthawks Documentary Launches The Alexandria Film Festival (DCist)
Nov 9

Nov 9 Nighthawks Documentary Launches The Alexandria Film Festival (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Film, Music
Airbnb’s Two-Faced Relationship with Artists and Art Organizations (Hyperallergic)
Nov 8

Nov 8 Airbnb’s Two-Faced Relationship with Artists and Art Organizations (Hyperallergic)

Elena Goukassian
Visual Art
D.C. is hosting the first major exhibition of Qurans in the U.S. (Washington Post Express)
Oct 27

Oct 27 D.C. is hosting the first major exhibition of Qurans in the U.S. (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
History, Visual Art, Books
The GALA Film Festival Offers Love And War In Latin American Cinema (DCist)
Oct 26

Oct 26 The GALA Film Festival Offers Love And War In Latin American Cinema (DCist)

Elena Goukassian
Film, Music, History
Best of D.C. 2016: Your favorite bars and places to drink in Washington (Washington Post Express)
Oct 20

Oct 20 Best of D.C. 2016: Your favorite bars and places to drink in Washington (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
England paved the way for our postal service — and the proof is on display (Washington Post Express)
Oct 20

Oct 20 England paved the way for our postal service — and the proof is on display (Washington Post Express)

Elena Goukassian
History
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