Visitors can take a tour through beautifully staged habitats of various animal species. The journey takes them to Africa, the Arctic or through Central Europe, for example. The Museum Koenig Bonn enjoys a leading reputation in its field as a zoological research museum.
A walk through the rooms of the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig is like a safari in the steppe, a tour through the rainforest or an excursion to the Arctic. A large lion looks at visitors from the left. On the right, a leopard waits for the right moment to attack its prey. Zebras quench their thirst at the waterhole. The staged habitats offer a realistic experience of nature.
Relationships between organisms are presented in a vivid way, the history of development and biological diversity are explained simply: the permanent exhibition "Our blue planet - life in a network" provides insights into the most important ecosystems on earth. Display boards and audio stations help to close gaps in knowledge. They provide information on topics such as adaptability and dependency. The networking of individual regions is sometimes the focus, sometimes the explanations go into phenomena such as the importance of bush fires in the savannah.
Detailed specimens amaze visitors
Those interested in the bone structure of certain animal specimens will find numerous skeletons reconstructed by the museum team. In the bird section, visitors will be left breathless - no wonder when they see the extremely detailed specimens of exotic and native bird species. They are also amazed when they dive into the lower realms of the house. Over 60 live fish and reptiles cavort in a colorful aquarium landscape.
In special exhibitions, visitors can also look forward to exhibits on dinosaurs, natural regions or endangered creatures. The institution, which was founded by the Bonn-based private scholar Alexander Koenig (1858-1940) as a private research and exhibition institute, presents objects, documents, photos and paintings. The trained zoologist and explorer collected mammals and birds in his youth - a later asset for the museum.
