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The catalogue of the first permanent museum on oil provides a narration of the history of oil in human life Since its discovery and commercial exploitation in the late 1850s, oil has been the commodity that has received the most attention worldwide. This is primarily due to its key role in economic, political, and social development, thereby shaping numerous societies and states’ destinies, structures, and interrelations. Its chemical properties, technical and economic implications, versatility, and easy transportation and storage have all made it an integral part of people’s lives and a key component of energy balances since the beginning of the 20th century. Various aspects of life are all innovations of the Age of Oil. Owing to its uses and the intricate web of connections it establishes between producers and consumers, in times of peace and war, stability and unrest, oil has been labeled a “strategic commodity” and called “black gold.” The catalogue of the Black Gold Museum in Riyadh tells the story of the unique relationship that was formed between man and oil through an innovative artistic journey to review the formations of oil from its crude state to all its amazing branches and dimensions. The catalogue is published by the Museums Commission of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture to celebrate the inauguration of the Black Gold Museum, with contributions from a wide range of experts in the petroleum sciences and art: Jack Persekian, Christian Janicot, Khalid Al-Ramadan, Philippe Petriat, Gabriel Bauret, Brian Jacobson, Laura Hindelang, Axel Pierru, and Majed Al-Moneef.

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Jack Persekian is a Palestinian artist and curator from Jerusalem. Christian Janicot, artistic director, photographer, enseignant, author, is artistic director at LA MEDUSE. Khalid Al-Ramadan is Full professor and program director in the Geosciences Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Philippe Petriat is Lecturer at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and researcher at the Institute of Modern and Contemporary History at the French Centre for Archaeology and Social Sciences (Cefas, Kuwait). Gabriel Bauret is French art critic and curator. Brian Jacobson is a historian of modern visual culture and media and their intersections with histories of science and technology. Laura Hindelang is assistant professor of architectural history and preservation at the Institute of Art History at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Axel Pierru is is the director of KAPSARC's Energy and Macroeconomics. Majid Al-Moneef is the Secretary General of the Supreme Committee on Hydrocarbon Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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