The Museum of Imagined Futures — A Museum About Hope

Step into The Museum of Imagined Futures, a place where past predictions and future visions are stored.

The future of our planet is in crisis and it can be hard to imagine our way toward a better world. Accompanied by Lumi, an AI museum guide, explore how humans used to imagine our present, before time travelling to the future yourself.

A screenshot of the virtual museum building that was created for the project, which has a dome-like shape and looks out over a cinematic landscape

A screenshot of a sea turtle moving through an underwater landscape with kelp and other plants, built in Unreal Engine

A screenshot of an imagined future city with tree-lined walkways, terraced buildings covered in greenery, a glass dome and a red cargo bike in the foreground

An animated gif showing a virtual hand moving through sun beams

A photo of one of the visitors to one of the StoryTrails events wearing a VR headset

A photo of a smiling visitor wearing a StoryFutures VR headset while a smiling facilitator beside her holds a red tablet

Shehani Fernando

Director
Anrick

Director

Academics Dr Harriet Hawkins, Dr Rachael Squire
Lead Developer Lucy Wheeler
ScriptShehani Fernando, Michelle Collier, Eva Tausig
3D Design Anthony Attwood, Emeka Malbert
Developers Anthony Attwood, Hankun Yu, Maggie Shelton, Maf'j Alvarez, Federico Fasce
UX Consultant Allison Crank
Early Concept Design Rosie Emery
UI & Design Evelin Eilmess
Music & Sound Design Virginia Leo
Research Eva Tausig, Michelle O’Higgins Teilman
Testing Alysha Nelson
Special Thanks to Richard Hemming, Brian Marshall, Simon Barratt, Ollie Lindsey, Adam Child.

We are an award-winning hybrid creative studio working at the edge of new technology. Together with a small trusted team, we translate complex ideas into real, tangible experiences that genuinely move people.

FUTURE MUSEUM

Step into The Museum of Imagined Futures, a place where past predictions and future visions are stored.

Shehani Fernando

Anrick