Riyadh, September 9, 2020, SPA -- The Ministry of Culture has announced the launch of the first permanent museum on oil, in partnership with King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, under the title (Black Gold Museum). It will be held in July 2022 at the Center's Headquarters in Riyadh with participation of artists from around the world. Through its various contents, the museum will provide a creative narration of oil during human life, since it was crude oil until its modern formations, through innovative art based on contemporary expressive concepts. The museum is part of the Quality of Life Program, one of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 programs. It is also under the umbrella of the "Specialized Museums" initiative announced by the Ministry of Culture in its first package of initiatives, which includes art museums specialized in creative fields that will be launched in succession in a number of cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Black Gold Museum contains more than 200 contemporary artworks and will host annual temporary exhibitions and educational programs for all groups. --SPA 15:08 LOCAL TIME 12:08 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w1407383