Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia (Houston)

[aiyoka]

Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia

http://www.hmns.org/exhibits/special_exhibits/lucy.asp

August 31, 2007 – April 27, 2008
World Premiere, Albert and Ethel Herzstein Hall of Special Exhibitions

Discover the rich history and culture of Ethiopia, the cradle of mankind. From the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and the massive, ancient obelisks at Axum to the beautiful highlands of Gondar and the arid desert in which the famous fossil Lucy was discovered, Lucy’s Legacy tells the amazing story of Ethiopia over the past 5 million years. In addition to the fossil of Lucy, over 100 artifacts such as ancient manuscripts and royal artifacts from a dynasty Ethiopians believe stretches back to the son of the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba will be on display.

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.

About "Lucy"

Lucy (also given a second (Amharic) name: dinqineš, or “Dinkenesh,� meaning “You are beautiful� or "you are wonderful"[2]) is the common name of AL 288-1, the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton discovered on November 24, 1974 by the International Afar Research Expedition (IARE; director: Maurice Taieb, co-directors: Donald Johanson and Yves Coppens) in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression. Lucy is estimated to have lived 3.2 million years ago.

[Fenix]

Have you been to this exhibit? I really want to see it before I go back to school but I wonder if it's worth it.