New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The cruise on the river Spree in Berlin offers a view of a shimmering building. "That's the Futurium," says my daughter, "we'll go there tomorrow." The next day, a burst of yellow and red panicles of amaranth welcomes us at the forecourt of this "house of the futures". This independent not-for-profit space, which opened in 2019, houses exhibitions with living scenarios about foreseeable and desirable future concepts, a lab to try them out and a forum for joint dialogue.

Currently, the Futurium is hosting Superland, a multi-level installation featuring 240 edible and insect-friendly species such as the amaranth. This is in sync with the current thematic focus on future fields. "We chose to make our project quite low-...