The Petroleum Museum has the world's largest collection of antique drilling equipment and modern machinery. The museum's 40-acre outdoor exhibit area features literally thousands of objects that both...

There are over 15,000 photo images covering the history of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona with an emphasis on the early Texas cattle industry, the Lincoln County War and the Indian Wars of Arizona.

Experience life under the vast sea that covered the Permian Basin 230 million years ago. Fly with a pilot searching for pipeline leaks. Feel the ground tremble and shake from the fury of...

This enjoyable showcase of oil-related cartoons marks an exciting milestone in the thirty-year history of The Petroleum Museum, as this temporary exhibit is the first ever hailing from the museum's...

In 1962, Jim Hall and Hap Sharp started a small racing team in Midland, Texas--they named it Chaparral Cars after the Spanish word for "road runner," a common West Texas bird. Mention Chaparral to...

The Library's permanent collection includes powerful works by Tom Ryan, Wayne Baize, Bob Lougheed, Joe Beeler, Charlie Dye, William Moyers and Glenna Goodacre as well as the irreplaceable collections...

Lunch and Lectures give our community the chance to visit with authors, scientists, artists and historians who recount the petroleum industry's beginning, present, and future, along with topics of...