The Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change

is a research museum of the Leibniz Association

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Leibniz Institute for the
Analysis of Biodiversity Change
(LIB) is an amalgamation of the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Bonn, and the Centre of Natural History of the University of Hamburg.
www.leibniz-lib.de/en

THE LIB

News

Puku antelope on the front cover - reasons are worrying results of a study
[02.07.2021] The puku antelope (Kobus vardonii) has made it onto the front page twice. The background for this is the worrying study by Vera Rduch and Thalia Jentke with current data on the bovids, the antelopes and the African buffalo, from Kasanka...
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The Museum Koenig closes on Monday, 19th of April 2021, following government advice.
[30.04.2021] The Museum Koenig closes on Monday, 19th of April 2021, following government advice.
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New representatives of the "ZFMK Student Club"
[02.03.2021] With their election they also take the positions as Ph.D. representatives of ZFMK within the Leibniz community.
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Events

Contact

Visitor address
Zoological Research Museum
Alexander Koenig
Adenauerallee 160
53113 Bonn, Germany

Postal address
Zoological Research Museum
Alexander Koenig
Adenauerallee 127
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

Permanent Exhibition

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 (Wed unti 21:00h)
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)
6,00 € (regular)
3,00 € (discounted)

[Your visit to the museum]

Research

Research News

Puku antelope on the front cover - reasons are worrying results of a study
[02.07.2021] The puku antelope (Kobus vardonii) has made it onto the front page twice. The background for this is the worrying study by Vera Rduch and Thalia Jentke with current data on the bovids, the antelopes and the African buffalo, from Kasanka...
[more]
New representatives of the "ZFMK Student Club"
[02.03.2021] With their election they also take the positions as Ph.D. representatives of ZFMK within the Leibniz community.
[more]
Invasive species are a main threat to global biodiversity
[19.02.2021] Invasive species such as the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis, are a main threat to global biodiversity. Xenopus is native to Southern Africa but was introduced to four other continents. In Europe, the species could establish populations in...
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Projects

Staff

The Museum Koenig has 105.5 permanent positions (of these are 34 scientists) and 82 additional employees (of these are 15 scientists working on third-party funded projects, 52 are doctoral candidates, diploma and state examination candidates, 15 are volunteers).

List of all staff members