Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig

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Leibniz Institute for
Animal Biodiversity
Our research focusses on phylogenetics, speciation, molecular biology and biogeography of terrestrial vertebrates and insects.
Research Program
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
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ZFMK

News

92nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology at Museum Koenig
[14.09.2018] From September 17th to 20th, 2018, the 92nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology will take place at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Biodiversity of Animals (ZFMK) in Bonn. 71...
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First video about the BioBlitz in Kintrishi
[24.07.2018] A team of experts of the Ilia State University (Tbilisi,Georgia), the University of Bonn und the ZFMK analyses the variety of life in forests, that are less influenced by human beeings than in Germany. The work is done during a BioBlitz in...
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Leibniz in Afrika mit Beteiligung des ZFMKs
[03.01.2018] The “Leibniz in Africa” initiative of the Leibniz Association is a gateway for researchers at Leibniz Institutes and at African research institutions who wish to deepen existing collaborations or initiate new ones. Contributions by ZFMK can be...
[more]
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Events

Unexplored hotspot: Spatial, temporal and environmental drivers of butterfly and moth biodiversity on Mount Cameroon
10/29/2018 - 5:15pm
Lecture | Students
Unexplored hotspot: Spatial, temporal and environmental drivers of butterfly and moth biodiversity on Mount Cameroon"Mount Cameroon is a unique...
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Is organic farming really better? Effects of 27 years of pesticide-free agriculture on the population trends of breeding-birds in the Schorfheide-Chorin biosphere reserve
12/17/2018 - 5:15pm
Lecture | Students
After the wall came down, the majority of farmers of a whole region of 13,000 ha within the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve decided to switch to...
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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

92nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology at Museum Koenig
[14.09.2018] From September 17th to 20th, 2018, the 92nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology will take place at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Leibniz Institute for Biodiversity of Animals (ZFMK) in Bonn. 71...
[more]
First video about the BioBlitz in Kintrishi
[24.07.2018] A team of experts of the Ilia State University (Tbilisi,Georgia), the University of Bonn und the ZFMK analyses the variety of life in forests, that are less influenced by human beeings than in Germany. The work is done during a BioBlitz in...
[more]
Leibniz in Afrika mit Beteiligung des ZFMKs
[03.01.2018] The “Leibniz in Africa” initiative of the Leibniz Association is a gateway for researchers at Leibniz Institutes and at African research institutions who wish to deepen existing collaborations or initiate new ones. Contributions by ZFMK can be...
[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