Reservations are not needed to make self-guided visits to the museum. (Students and children must be accompanied by adult chaperons at all times).
Guided tours:
Group tours and programs are designed for adults and children 3-years old and older. Guided tours are available by appointment to groups including visitors who visually impaired.
Schools:
During the school year of the state of Northrhine-Westfalia the museum offers a great selection of programmes for classes to participate in. From the biodiversity that surrounds us, to what crawls in our own backyards the school programmes at the museum allow a unique learning opportunity.
Free public tours
Museum Koenig offers a series of public tours that focus on the highlights of the exhibitions. The tours for adults are free with museum admission, programmes for children cost a surcharge.
Rules
Sketching is permitted in pencil, crayon, pastel, and charcoal. The use of any wet medium including ink, fountain pen, or watercolor is not permitted at any time. While sketching, please do not hinder the normal traffic flow in the galleries.
Respect for Museum objects: Do not touch any of the objects in the museum with the exception of the hands-on exhibits. The invisible oil on your fingertips will leave a film on any surface touched. Over time, these marks will attract dust and pollutants from the air, damaging and obscuring exhibits.
The use of flash photography is not permitted in any of the galleries.
Please remember that a museum is a place for concentration and thought. Although discussion is encouraged, voices should be kept respectfully low at all times in the galleries.
