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The west coast premiere of Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia provides visitors with an extraordinary opportunity to come face to face with Lucy, the oldest, most complete, and best preserved adult fossil of any erect-walking human ancestor. The 1974 discovery of this famous 3.2 million-year-old hominid yielded a new species, Australopithecus afarensis, and continues to have a major impact on the scientific understanding of our human origins. Through additional artifacts spanning over 200,000 years visitors will also experience Ethiopia, Lucy's homeland. With eight locales on the World Heritage List, Ethiopia is rich in history and culture and it holds a unique position in the study of paleoanthropology.

As part of the total experience, Pacific Science Center will feature the IMAX® film →Mystery of the Nile, hands-on interactive exhibits, cultural and scientific demonstrations, and in alliance with the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, a distinguished lecture series.

Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia is an international exhibition organized by The Houston Museum of Natural Science in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Exhibition Coordinating Committee.
National funding for Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia is provided
by Ethiopian Airlines and The Smith Foundation.
The exhibition's presentation in Seattle has been made possible with major support from the State of Washington, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, and King County.
The Seattle Times and the Seattle P-I are the official print sponsors of the Seattle exhibit.
Support has also been provided by The Boeing Company and the Safeco Insurance Foundation.
With additional support from: contributors to Pacific Science Center's Discovery Circle.
IMAX® is a registered trademark of the IMAX Corporation.