An Oxford woman is planning to exhibit paintings by her sister, who was killed in the July 7, 2005, terror attacks.

Esther Hyman has invited the public to view about 30 pieces of art by her sister Miriam, who died when a bomb exploded on the bus she was travelling on in Tavistock Square.

Miss Hyman, 38, of Cowley Road, Oxford, said the two-week exhibition, at Oxford Town Hall, would only be the second time her sister's work had been shown.

It was previously displayed at the London Mayor's offices in City Hall, London, on the first anniv- ersary of the attacks.

Miss Hyman, who works for Oxford Brookes University, said Mimento - Paintings & Pastels would demonstrate her sister's love of the visual arts.

Miriam - known as Mim - was killed just minutes after she phoned her father John to tell him she was all right after being evacuated from King's Cross Station.

The 32-year-old, from Finchley, London, was a freelance picture resear- cher who painted and sketched in her spare time.

The exhibition will include pictures from her schooldays through to the period just before her death.

Miss Hyman said: "I can picture her face - she would be just overwhelmed and amazed and, of course, delighted that her work was on show.

"She was that modest that she didn't think of herself as an artist. She didn't even sign her pictures.

She would never have thought about exhibiting her art in her lifetime.

"It's been an honour and a privilege to organise the event for her.

"My sister was a very warm, generous, caring and giving person.

"In one way the art reflects her personality - there's such a wide range of styles it shows how wide her range of interests in the visual arts was."

Miss Hyman co-founded the Miriam Hyman Memorial Fund, which has held 26 events in her sister's name, raising £70,000.

Miss Hyman said the money would be used to build and equip a paediatric eye hospital in her sister's memory in Bubaneswar, in India.

She said: "The childrens' centre is something that Miriam would have wanted.

"In reaching that aim we have done justice to her and provided a fitting and lasting memorial to her."

Mimento is on show in The Gallery, in the town hall, in St Aldate's, until Saturday, February 16. Entry is free.