Louise Schroeder Conference Room

The Louise Schroeder Conference Room is named after Social Democrat Louise Schroeder (1887-1957). She served as Berlin’s Lord Mayor from 1947 to 1948. She was the first woman at the helm of the capital city. In 1957, she was also the first woman to receive Berlin’s “Honorary Citizen” award.

The large conference room was formally called “Green Hall” (due to its color scheme).

In 1989, the Berlin Round Table met here for the first time to discuss the future of reunited Berlin. Six months later, it was the temporary meeting place of the joint state governments of East and West Berlin.

On the Red Town Hall’s third floor you will encounter many individuals who played a key role in Berlin’s history. The large press room honors one of the most prominent politicians in Berlin’s early post-war years: Ferdinand Friedensburg (1886-1972), who stepped in for Louise Schroeder as Lord Mayor for three months while she was ill. The hallways feature pencil portraits of Berlin’s honorary citizens.

Every year on 2 April, the state of Berlin confers the Louise Schroeder Award, which is named for the former Lord Mayor in memory of her achievements.

You can only visit the Louise Schroeder Conference Room virtually.