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

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,...
[more]
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.
[more]
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Events

Bat echolocation calls as public information: from neurons to predator-prey communities
05/27/2019 - 5:15pm
Lecture | Students
Active sensory systems, such as echolocation, evolved for the benefit of the sender. However, as active systems constantly radiate energy into the...
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From individual differences to collective behavior
06/03/2019 - 5:00pm
Lecture | Students
In some species, the synchronization of individual behavior can give rise to complex and coordinated group performances (e.g. flocking of birds,...
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Hemocyanin: Structure, function and evolution
07/08/2019 - 5:15pm
Lecture | Students
Hemocyanin is the oxygen transport protein of Mollusca and Arthropoda. However, hemocyanins of both phyla evolved independently and represent...
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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 [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 (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,...
[more]
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.
[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