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.

 

 

Arena's 'Watch on the Rhine' Is Timely But Not Exactly Subtle (DCist)

Arena's 'Watch on the Rhine' Is Timely But Not Exactly Subtle (DCist)

At the National Museum of American History, artifacts tell the stories of Japanese-American internees (Washington Post Express)

At the National Museum of American History, artifacts tell the stories of Japanese-American internees (Washington Post Express)

Spring Arts & Entertainment Guide 2017 (Washington City Paper)

Spring Arts & Entertainment Guide 2017 (Washington City Paper)