The Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig

is a research museum of the Leibniz Association

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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

No access to the exhibition "WATER - Life in the River" until December 2019
[31.12.2019] Aktuell modernisiert das ZFMK den Zugang zu diesem Ausstellungsbereich: Zukünfig wird die Ausstellung mit einem Fahrstuhl barrierefrei zu erreichen sein. Wir planen, dass diese Baumaßnahme bis Dezember 2019 abgeschlossen sein wird.Bis dahin muss...
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The ZFMK is closed on 30th of August
[30.08.2019] The ZFMK is closed on 30th of August
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Gold makes invisible surfaces visible in CT
[14.05.2019] Today, the three-dimensional visualization and analysis of biological samples using computer tomography (CT) is a routine procedure. However, in the past it was very difficult to visualize the fine surface details of many organisms. Scientists...
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Events

Due to an internal event, the museum remains closed on 30th of August in 2019.
08/30/2019 - 10:00am
Conference |
Due to an internal event, the museum remains closed on 30th of August in 2019.
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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.de

Staff
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Museum

Special exhibitions

After Nature - To the endangered and vanished ones
Art exhibition
15.08.2019 to 20.10.2019
Janet Laurence is a contemporary installation artist using a variety of media in her work to address the themes of fragility and loss of our natural world and our varied relationship to it.
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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 (on public holidays until 18:00h), 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)

[Your visit to the museum]

Research

Research News

Gold makes invisible surfaces visible in CT
[14.05.2019] Today, the three-dimensional visualization and analysis of biological samples using computer tomography (CT) is a routine procedure. However, in the past it was very difficult to visualize the fine surface details of many organisms. Scientists...
[more]
EU-Funding for guest researchers at ZFMK
[12.04.2019] The EU-SYNTHESYS+ project funds access of international scientist (emphasis EU) to the sientific collections and research infrastructure of ZFMK. Supported are visits of several weeks. This includes both, access to the scientific collections,...
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Scientists discover new millipede fossils in 100-million-year-old amber
[18.12.2018] Scientists at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity (ZFMK) discovered more than 450 millipedes in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber.
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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.

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