Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig

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Our blue planet
The living network
Discovering and explaining biodiversity - this is the main emphasis of Museum Koenig. The permanent exhibition offers the visitors a genuine nature experience based on naturalistic ecosystem displays.
Permanent exhibition
Leibniz Institute for
Animal Biodiversity
Our research focusses on phylogenetics, speciation, molecular biology and biogeography of terrestrial vertebrates and insects.
Research Program
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ZFMK

News

The snake-man
[12.07.2017] Spectrum: Snake Special - Python, Viper, Anaconda & CoA visit of the Drachenwelt Reptile Park in the Rhine Valley and a talk to the "snake man" Dennis Rödder at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute...
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On Wednesday, 31st of May, the museum closes between noon (12:00) and 4 pm
[31.05.2017] On Wednesday, 31st of May, the museum closes between noon (12:00) and 4 pm
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Two New Giants Discovered in Tiny Madagascar Rainforest
[23.05.2017] Two species of giant pill-millipedes, newly described from shrinking rainforest fragments in northern Madagascar show the importance of the sustainable use of isolated small forest patches in the tropics. The two new species were described with...
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Events

Contact

Address
Zoological Research Museum
Alexander Koenig
Adenauerallee 160
53113 Bonn, Germany

Phone and e-mail
Phone: +49 228 9122-0 (general)
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
e-mail: info [at] leibniz-zfmk [dot] de

Staff
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Museum

Special exhibitions

Our Blue Planet

Discovering and explaining biodiversity - this is the main emphasis of Museum Koenig. The permanent exhibition offers the visitors a genuine nature experience based on naturalistic ecosystem displays.

To the permanent exhibition

Visitor information

Opening hours
Tue to Sun: 10:00 to 18:00, last entrance: 17:00h
Web: Until 21:00h, last entrance: 20:00h
Mondays: only on public holidays

Closed
Mondays (except on public holidays)
Christmas eve, Christmas day und New year's eve

Entrance fee (1 day ticket)
5,00 € (regular)
2,50 € (discounted)

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Research

Research News

The snake-man
[12.07.2017] Spectrum: Snake Special - Python, Viper, Anaconda & CoA visit of the Drachenwelt Reptile Park in the Rhine Valley and a talk to the "snake man" Dennis Rödder at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute...
[more]
Two New Giants Discovered in Tiny Madagascar Rainforest
[23.05.2017] Two species of giant pill-millipedes, newly described from shrinking rainforest fragments in northern Madagascar show the importance of the sustainable use of isolated small forest patches in the tropics. The two new species were described with...
[more]
Saving angels: Vital information on Angelshark ecology used to inform the conservation of one of Europe’s most endangered sharks
[22.05.2017] The angel shark family (Squatinidae) is the second most threatened group of sharks and rays in the world. The Angelshark (Squatina squatina) was once widespread throughout the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, however it has now almost disappeared...
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Projects

Staff

The Museum Koenig maintains around 80 permanent positions (ca. 40 of which are held by researchers), as well as over 150 additional staff members.

List of all staff members