The Petroleum Museum

The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum is a museum in Midland, Texas, USA, with exhibits relating to the oil and gas industry of the Permian Basin of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. Museum exhibits include the geology of the area during the Permian period, the technology of the petroleum industry, racing cars designed by Jim Hall, and paintings by artist Tom Lovell.

The museum was founded in 1975. The collections are housed in a 60,000-square-foot building, with an outdoor exhibit space for large oil-field machinery. The museum is open to the public seven days per week.