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.

Heart of gold: exhibitions tune into Peter Simensky's sculptural radios and celebrate his legacy (The Art Newspaper)

Heart of gold: exhibitions tune into Peter Simensky's sculptural radios and celebrate his legacy (The Art Newspaper)

Icom defends the Smithsonian amid Trump's attacks (The Art Newspaper)

Icom defends the Smithsonian amid Trump's attacks (The Art Newspaper)

Seven Smithsonian museums shut down due to cooling system failure (The Art Newspaper)

Seven Smithsonian museums shut down due to cooling system failure (The Art Newspaper)