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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News

An Attractive new Bat Species from West Africa
[27.01.2016] During research on the small mammal diversity in the West African country of Guinea, mammalogist Dr. Jan Decher from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity in Bonn and his team discovered an...
[more]
Dragons out of the dark: New species of Dragon Millipedes discovered in Chinese caves
[06.04.2015] Six new species of Chinese Dragon Millipedes, including species that live exclusively in caves (Fig. 1), were recently described through international cooperation of research institutes from China, Russia and Germany. These cave species have...
[more]
Scientists resolve the evolution of insects
[07.11.2014] A collaboration of more than 100 researchers from 10 countries announce the results of an unprecedented scientific study that resolves the history of the evolution of insects.
[more]
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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)
Phone: +49 228 9122-211 (visitors)
Fax: +49 228 9122-212
e-mail: info [at] 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

An Attractive new Bat Species from West Africa
[27.01.2016] During research on the small mammal diversity in the West African country of Guinea, mammalogist Dr. Jan Decher from the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity in Bonn and his team discovered an...
[more]
Dragons out of the dark: New species of Dragon Millipedes discovered in Chinese caves
[06.04.2015] Six new species of Chinese Dragon Millipedes, including species that live exclusively in caves (Fig. 1), were recently described through international cooperation of research institutes from China, Russia and Germany. These cave species have...
[more]
Scientists resolve the evolution of insects
[07.11.2014] A collaboration of more than 100 researchers from 10 countries announce the results of an unprecedented scientific study that resolves the history of the evolution of insects.
[more]
[Show all news]

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