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.

US National Gallery of Art acquires paintings, sculptures and photographs spanning five centuries (The Art Newspaper)

US National Gallery of Art acquires paintings, sculptures and photographs spanning five centuries (The Art Newspaper)

Smithsonian races to finalise site for national Latino museum (The Art Newspaper)

Smithsonian races to finalise site for national Latino museum (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)