Future of Food
A major new exhibition on the future of food now open at the Science Museum.
Future of Food, a major new exhibition examining how science can help us find more sustainable ways to grow and produce, purchase and cook, eat and enjoy food, is now open at the Science Museum. It features over 100 historic and contemporary objects that highlight major food milestones, from 3,500-year-old fermented sourdough bread to the first beef steak grown outside a cow.
The free exhibition invites visitors to discover how our complex and interconnected food practices impact the climate, nature, and society. It explores how our everyday consumption can lead to more sustainable food production and showcases stories of farmers, scientists and community leaders driving positive change across the globe.
From food production way back in ancient history to the industrialised systems of today, thought-provoking objects, hands-on interactive exhibits and compelling digital experiences show us how we got here—and where we’re going.
- See fascinating food items, from a 3,500-year-old loaf of bread to the first beef steak grown outside a cow, then take part in a large multiplayer game where you can create your own future for food.
- Discover stories of scientific and community efforts to conserve the genetic diversity of foods including Norway’s ice-cold seed vaults and seed-swapping ceremonies in the Amazon.
- Delve into how community food projects, from organic food subsidy schemes in Cardiff to community kitchens in Peru, are making positive strides in reducing the environmental impacts of the food we buy, cook and eat.
The exhibition has been designed with children in mind, with playful and interactive moments dotted throughout. Bringing together ideas from both biotechnology and ecology, a large multiplayer interactive game invites visitors to play together and create their own future for food. Selecting from a variety of food production methods explored in the exhibition, visitors’ choices are projected onto a colourful land and seascape to reveal how their decisions impact climate, nature and food production. Visitors can then watch as the choices of all those playing shape the imagined world in front of them.
This interactive, multi-sensory exhibition experience will engage curious minds of all ages. Don’t miss your chance to get a glimpse at the future of food.
Open daily 10.00–18.00 until 4 January 2026
Venue details
- Address:
- Science Museum
- Exhibition Road
- London
- SW7 2DD