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.

Treasures from Ancient Egypt’s ‘Golden City’, and the stories of the people who made them, revealed in San Francisco show (The Art Newspaper)

Treasures from Ancient Egypt’s ‘Golden City’, and the stories of the people who made them, revealed in San Francisco show (The Art Newspaper)

New York City’s 2027 budget includes record $323m for culture (The Art Newspaper)

New York City’s 2027 budget includes record $323m for culture (The Art Newspaper)

World Monuments Fund spotlights ten heritage sites for the US’s 250th (The Art Newspaper)

World Monuments Fund spotlights ten heritage sites for the US’s 250th (The Art Newspaper)