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At Museum Koenig Bonn, visitors experience themselves as part of a fascinating natural world. They experience the diversity and vulnerability of the animal world and are encouraged to help shape the future in a sustainable way.

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  • Museum Koenig Bonn Press release

    Museum Koenig Bonn opens special exhibition ‘Meadow habitat’

    06 February 2025

    The Museum Koenig Bonn is presenting her impressive photographs in the special exhibition ‘Habitat Meadow’, which opens on 19 February.

  • Porträt der Bronzeplastik der weiblichen, sitzenden „Bundesgiraffe” aus den 30er Jahren
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    Bronze of the "Bundesgiraffe" on board the MS Wissenschaft

    30 July 2024

    "Freedom" is the motto of the Science Year 2024, which the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has proclaimed to mark the 75th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany. With a wide range of activities to take part in, a swimming

  • Jemand bemalt mit langer Rolle eine Mauer
    Museum of Nature Hamburg Museum Koenig Bonn Press release Knowledge transfer

    Science meets street art

    09 July 2024

    InUrFaCE (Initiative of Urban Facades Creature Exposition) aims to create facade artworks on biodiversity that "jump out at you". Internationally renowned street artists create the so-called murals together with

  • Blick in den Museumspark – Museumsmeilenfest 2024
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    Over 10,000 visitors at the Museum Mile Festival at Museum Koenig Bonn

    27 June 2024

    For two days from 22 to 23 June 2024, Museum Koenig Bonn opened its doors as well as the Museum Park to young and old at the legendary Museum Mile Festival of the five major museums on the Museum Mile. In addition to live music from Klassik

  • Maler Markus Lüpertz vor Gemälde
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    Painted democracy: 75 years of the Basic Law in pictures by Markus Lüpertz

    03 May 2024

    To mark the 75th anniversary, the Museum Koenig Bonn is showing the exhibition "Painted Democracy - 75 Years of the Basic Law in Paintings by Markus Lüpertz."

  • Tuschezeichnung Tapirschädel
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    Biomorphic worlds: Where art and science merge

    09 January 2024

    Exciting and flowing at the same time, close to nature and abstract: Bielefeld artist Henning Bock interprets specimens from the mammal collection at Museum Koenig Bonn, combining art and science. From 25 January to 3 March 20

  • Umilaela Arifin in der Herpetologischen Sammlung am Museum der Natur Hamburg
    Research Museum of Nature Hamburg Museum Koenig Bonn

    Women in Herpetology - 50 stories from around the world

    22 November 2023

    Umilaela Arifin works as a herpetologist at the Museum der Natur Hamburg and has already experienced a great deal in her career as a researcher. Now she has teamed up with 49 other female experts from the world of science to publish the book "Women in ...

  • Spiel auf Laptop Bildschirm
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    Solve puzzles from the world of pollinators in our new escape game

    25 October 2023

    Make an entire city liveable again for insects: Players can now immerse themselves in the fascinating and colourful world of "PROJECT POLLINATION: A BUZZING RESCUE". The educational escape game raises awareness in a playful way.

  • Marder von unten
    Museum Koenig Bonn Press release Knowledge transfer

    Highlights of nature photography 2023

    12 September 2023

    The "Highlights of Nature Photography" were sought for the 25th time.

  • Personen des politischen Lebens
    Museum Koenig Bonn Press release

    75 years of the Parliamentary Council: Ceremony at Museum Koenig Bonn

    01 September 2023

    75 years ago, Museum Koenig Bonn wrote a piece of German democratic and parliamentary history. On 1 September 1948, the Parliamentary Council met here in the atrium for its constituent session. Today, the German Bundestag is celebrating this

  • Bernhard Misof im Museum der Natur Hamburg
    Museum of Nature Hamburg Museum Koenig Bonn

    "Nature can still be saved" - Bernhard Misof on the World Nature Conference

    06 December 2022

    The aim is to save the planet and turn the tide of the biodiversity crisis. From 7 December, government representatives from almost 200 countries will meet in Montreal, Canada, with the aim of forging a pact to protect nature. LIB Director General

  • Panoramablick Natur
    Research Museum of Nature Hamburg Museum Koenig Bonn

    Frankfurt Declaration: Working together for biodiversity

    02 December 2022

    One week before the start of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) in Montreal, an alliance of German scientific and non-governmental organisations calls in its "FRANKFURT DECLARATION", published today, for the protection of biodiversity in the ...

  • Panoramablick Natur
    Research Museum of Nature Hamburg Museum Koenig Bonn Press release Collection

    Berlin Declaration: For the future of humanity

    20 May 2022

    Thirty years after the first World Summit on Nature in Rio de Janeiro, the loss of biodiversity and global climate change are the greatest and most pressing challenges of the future. Nothing less than our very existence is at stake. U

Permanent Exhibition

In the naturalistically staged habitats, visitors are immersed in the beauty and diversity of the animal world and at the same time recognise the fragility of ecosystems under the influence of us humans.

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Special Exhibitions

Always new perspectives: from visually stunning photo exhibitions to artistic positions and exhibitions on biodiversity - anyone looking for variety is very welcome at Museum Koenig Bonn!

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Educational Programmes

We offer a varied programme for visitors of different ages and interests.

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Digital Museum

We are also there for you with online offers! Online escape game, virtual tours and much more.

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Our Research Areas

Behind the exhibition doors, our scientists are researching biodiversity and its changes, questioning our collections and engaging in dialogue about the causes and effects of biodiversity change.

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Opening hours

Tuesday to Sunday: 10-6 h

Wednesday: 10-21 h

Mondays only on public holidays in NRW

Closed: Rose Monday, Christmas Eve, 1st Christmas Day, New Year's Eve

Entrance fees

Day ticket: € 6.00 regular / € 3.00 reduced

Family ticket: € 15.00

Mini family ticket: € 10.00

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