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, 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.

Exclusive | The world's 100 most visited art museums in 2025: new venues a big hit with visitors (The Art Newspaper)

Exclusive | The world's 100 most visited art museums in 2025: new venues a big hit with visitors (The Art Newspaper)

Smithsonian’s governing body quietly losing members (The Art Newspaper)

Smithsonian’s governing body quietly losing members (The Art Newspaper)

Contemporary Jewish Museum puts its Libeskind-designed building in San Francisco up for sale (The Art Newspaper)

Contemporary Jewish Museum puts its Libeskind-designed building in San Francisco up for sale (The Art Newspaper)