Foundation

The foundation seeks to honour the memory of Hugo Simon by promoting the causes and ideals with which he engaged during his lifetime. Its mission is to support art and culture, knowledge and education, heritage and historical preservation, sustainable land use and conservation, all in a spirit of international cooperation. 

A central task of the foundation is to care for the Schweizerhaus Seelow estate, the historical site linking its existence to a family experience, a local community and a common heritage. In this place, Hugo Simon once brought together land, labour and art to produce a work of culture and solidarity. 

Outwards from its base in the Oderbruch region, the foundation seeks to cooperate with like-minded initiatives and individuals worldwide in the following fields of endeavour: artistic production and research; sustainable agriculture and organic farming; exile studies and refugee affairs; scholarly work on Hugo Simon and his time.

Rafael Cardoso

Rafael Cardoso is an art historian and writer. He is the great-grandson of Hugo and Gertrud Simon. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he has lived in Berlin since 2012.

Marion Krüger 
Marion Kruger is a founding member and longstanding director of the Heimatverein Schweizerhaus Seelow e.V., founded 2007, dedicated to revitalizing the former estate of Hugo Simon and conserving the Schweizerhaus Seelow site.

Anna-Dorothea Ludewig
Anna-Dorothea Ludewig is a literary scholar at the Moses Mendelssohn Center and lecturer at the University of Potsdam. She has been researching and publishing on Hugo Simon and his environment for many years.