Under the auspices of Prof. Ahmed A. Gaeis, Assiut University President, the university inaugurated an art exhibition entitled as: "The New valley and the Privacy of Place" by Dr. Mohamed Thabet Badary, Professor of Artistic photography, and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts for Education and Student Affairs. The event was attended by a number of artists including Prof. Mansour Mansy, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Prof. Wagdy Nakhla, Dean of Faculty of Specific Education, Artist Saad Zaghloul, Owner and Founder of Saad Zaghloul's Society for Traditional Art, a number of faculty members, department heads, a number of artists, and a huge number of students.