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Science Museum Easter Trail Features DNA-Edited Eggs and Space Chocolate

exhibition · 2026-03-20

The Science Museum in London is offering an Easter-themed trail from March 28 to April 12, 2026, with extended hours. The trail includes five main stops: the Future of Food exhibition featuring a DNA-edited egg from a flu-resistant chicken; Mr. Gibson's Victorian pharmacy displaying chocolate once used medicinally; the Santa Medicina sculpture by Eleanor Crook with a hidden rabbit netsuke; a model Apollo 11 lunar lander decorated with chocolate wrappers; and the Space shop selling Jellycat Space Crew toys. Additional free space-themed activities are available during the holiday period.

Key facts

  • The Easter trail runs from March 28 to April 12, 2026, at the Science Museum in London.
  • One highlight is a DNA-edited egg from a chicken genetically modified to resist bird flu.
  • Mr. Gibson's Victorian pharmacy shows chocolate historically used to mask medicine flavors.
  • Eleanor Crook's Santa Medicina sculpture contains a rabbit netsuke representing Japanese folklore.
  • A model Apollo 11 lunar lander was decorated with chocolate wrappers by its creator, now a museum curator.

Entities

Artists

  • Eleanor Crook

Institutions

Locations

  • London

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