Andrea Simon is a theatre director, since 2014 she is Head of the International Relations Office at the Ludwig Museum. She is the project leader and co-curator of the Common Affairs exhibition. She is engaged in the planning and management of international cultural collaborations and collaborative multidisciplinary projects. She regards collaboration with communities and the use of art in voicing and managing social problems as one of the most valuable tendencies in art. Between 1999 and 2014 she was the Arts Manager and later also the Deputy Director of British Council Hungary.