Strange quark matter (SQM) is a hypothetical multi‐quark ensemble containing almost equal amount of up‐, down‐ and strange quarks. Different experimental techniques looking for the possible existence of SQM as well as its production in the laboratory have been carried out and are reviewed in this contribution. It is focused on examples of terrestrial searches and recent experiments of relativistic particle and heavy‐ion collisions, which try to produce SQM in the laboratory. An outlook on future experimental possibilities is given.