Museum Koenig is a natural history and zoological research institution in Bonn, Germany, named after Alexander Koenig, who lived from 1858 to 1940 and donated his specimen collection. He lost most of his fortune after World War I and donated the museum and collection to the German government in 1929.
The foundation stone was laid on September 3, 1912. The unfinished building served as a military hospital during World War I and then as barracks for French occupying forces until 1923. The museum opened to the public on May 13, 1934. Gustav Holland designed the main building, which has a large central hall under a glass roof.
On September 1, 1948, the Parliamentary Council held its opening session in the museum. Konrad Adenauer used the building as the Chancellor's Office for two months in 1949.
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