Currently showing at Ebdaa gallery is a group exhibition of paintings and drawings by staff members of the Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University, with the late, beloved artist Alaa Turk – who typified the institution's dedication and verve – as guest of honour. Since the establishment of the faculty during the first half of the 20th century and the painting department has been a pillar of innovation and experimentation and a hub of the avant-garde. In the 1990s the department adopted new scholarly methods following in the footsteps of its 1970s and 1980s pioneers, and much research was done on postmodernism: installation, video and performance art and earth arts, among other genres. The exhibition is on until 4 May.