From ancient sourdough to lab-grown meat – the Science Museum to explore the evolution of food

This summer, the Science Museum will open a free exhibition that examines the past, present, and future of the food we eat.
The exhibition will look at the stories behind the everyday foods we consume, from 3,500 fermented sourdough bread to the first Quorn burger and the first beef steak grown outside a cow.
Cricket burger packaging, 2025 (c) Wriggle Foods Limited
The exhibition will highlight how science enabled growing global populations to be better fed in the 20th century, examining the ide