Black Gold Museum Where Oil Becomes Art by La Méduse

how oil has shaped our imagination, our environments, and our societies.

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La Méduse
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Saudi Arabia
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ArtDesign
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Riyadh
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坐落于由Zaha Hadid事务所设计的标志性KAPSARC建筑之中,“黑金博物馆”呈现出一种全新的博物馆类型,将展览体验转化为一场叙事性的旅程。

Located within the iconic KAPSARC building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the Black Gold Museum reveals a new kind of museum, transforming the exhibition experience into a narrative journey.

▼黑金博物馆外观,the face of the Black Gold Museum © Black Gold Museum

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策展理念的起源
A curatorial vision at the origin

项目的起点源于一个简单的观察:石油无处不在地渗透于我们的日常生活之中,却始终保持着某种“不可见性”。这一悖论成为策展人Christian Janicot策展理念的出发点,他将博物馆构想为一场关于石油如何塑造人类想象、环境与社会的艺术性探究。

At the origin of the project lies a simple observation: oil is everywhere in our daily lives, and yet remains largely invisible. This paradox became the starting point of the curatorial vision developed by Christian Janicot, who conceived the museum as an artistic investigation into how oil has shaped our imagination, our environments, and our societies.

▼一场关于石油如何塑造人类想象、环境与社会的艺术性探究,an artistic investigation into how oil has shaped our imagination, our environments, and our societies © La Méduse

black gold museum where oil becomes art by la meduse

“这种认知让我着迷。一种对现代文明如此关键的物质,为什么却始终被人忽视?于是我开始了一场艺术层面的调查:艺术家们是否意识到了这一现实?画家、雕塑家、摄影师、设计师……他们是否曾探讨过我们对于这种原材料的依赖?”Christian Janicot说道。“正是基于这样的直觉,黑金博物馆诞生了:一个通过艺术揭示不可见之物的独特场所。在这里,艺术家成为这场文明冒险的讲述者。因为,还有谁比他们更能让我们重新看见那些早已习以为常的事物?还有谁比他们更能将原材料转化为情感、思考与美?”

“This awareness fascinated me. How could a substance so crucial to our civilization remain so overlooked? I then embarked on an artistic inquiry: had artists grasped this reality? Painters, sculptors, photographers, designers… had they explored our addiction to this raw material?,” asks Christian Janicot, Curator. “From this intuition, the Black Gold Museum was born: a unique place where art reveals the invisible, where artists become the narrators of this civilizational adventure. For who better than them can make us see what we no longer perceive? Who better than them can transform raw material into emotion, into questioning, into beauty?”

▼一场关于石油如何塑造人类想象、环境与社会的艺术性探究,an artistic investigation into how oil has shaped our imagination, our environments, and our societies © Black Gold Museum

black gold museum where oil becomes art by la meduse

黑金博物馆并非源于一项传统委托,而是源于一个被主动提出的愿景:石油不仅仅是工业资源,它也可以成为一个宏大的艺术、文化与人类叙事主题。在这个“石油王国”的核心地带,沙特博物馆委员会(文化部)联合能源部与KAPSARC,以极大的远见与勇气推动了这一前所未有的项目。如今看来似乎顺理成章的事情,实际上是一项极具雄心的文化实践:不再将石油视作单纯的工业议题,而是通过艺术、设计与沉浸式体验,将其作为一种文明叙事重新展开。

The Black Gold Museum was not born from a commission, but from a vision brought forward: the idea that oil could become the subject of a major artistic, cultural, and human narrative. In the very heart of the kingdom of oil, the Museums Commission (Ministry of Culture), together with the Ministry of Energy and KAPSARC, had the vision and boldness to bring such an unprecedented project to life. What may appear evident today was in fact a remarkable cultural ambition: to approach oil not as an industrial subject, but as a civilizational story to be explored through art, design, and immersive experience.

▼作为一种文明叙事重新展开,a civilizational story to be explored © Black Gold Museum

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博物馆汇集了来自全球艺术家的350余件作品,涵盖摄影、装置、雕塑、绘画、电影、漫画、设计、时尚、数字艺术等多个领域。Wim Delvoye、Adel Abdessemed、Jimmie Durham、Edward Burtynsky、Christo以及Ugo Rondinone等国际艺术家,与沙特代表性艺术家Ahmed Mater和Muhannad Shono共同呈现出丰富多元的视角。这种多样性构建出不同感知与立场之间的对话,共同勾勒出一段独特的叙事——一场人类与石油之间的“爱情故事”,它既是私密经验,也是集体文明的隐喻。

The museum brings together more than 350 artworks by leading international artists from a wide range of disciplines: photography, installation, sculpture, painting, film, comics, design, fashion, digital practices, and more. Figures such as Wim Delvoye, Adel Abdessemed, Jimmie Durham, Edward Burtynsky, Christo, or Ugo Rondinone are presented alongside leading Saudi artists including Ahmed Mater and Muhannad Shono. This diversity allows for a multiplicity of perspectives and sensibilities. Together, they trace a unique narrative, a “love story” between humanity and oil, a universal metaphor to link both intimacy and collective experience.

▼不同感知与立场之间的对话,dialogue between different perceptions and perspectives © Black Gold Museum

black gold museum where oil becomes art by la meduse

博物馆以“相遇”“梦想”“怀疑”与“愿景”四个章节展开,形成一场跨越时间的旅程:从最初的迷恋与扩张,到依赖与转型。每个章节都围绕石油相关的历史、文化与社会议题展开,并通过艺术作品建立起彼此之间的关联。

Structured across four chapters — Encounter, Dreams, Doubts, and Visions — the museum unfolds as a journey through time, from fascination and expansion to dependency and transformation. Each sequence explores a specific period, placing artworks in dialogue with the historical, cultural, and social issues related to oil.

▼形成一场跨越时间的旅程,the museum unfolds as a journey through time © Black Gold Museum

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由国际设计团队共同构建的博物馆
A museum conceived by an international design team

黑金博物馆被构想为一种“总体体验”,在这里,叙事、空间、光线与影像融合为一场无缝衔接的沉浸式旅程。项目并非简单地将不同专业叠加,而是建立在策展人与设计团队之间高度紧密的协作关系之上,从而塑造出统一且富有感知力的空间环境。

The Black Gold Museum is conceived as a total experience, where narrative, space, light, and image converge into a seamless immersive journey. Rather than a juxtaposition of disciplines, the project is driven by a close dialogue between curator and designers, shaping a coherent and sensitive environment.

▼入口,the entrance © La Méduse

black gold museum where oil becomes art by la meduse

整个设计团队汇聚了在大型文化遗产博物馆、美术馆与奢侈品牌空间中积累丰富经验的专业人士。这种横跨文化机构与奢侈品行业的双重背景,成为项目的重要特质:它使博物馆能够同时兼具知识性与情感性、严谨性与沉浸感。

The design team brings unique expertise developed across major heritage museums, fine arts institutions, and luxury maisons. This dual culture is central to the project: it allows the museum to combine rigor and emotion, knowledge and immersion.

▼兼具知识性与情感性、严谨性与沉浸感,combine rigor and emotion, knowledge and immersion © Black Gold Museum

black gold museum where oil becomes art by la meduse

▼雕塑近景,closer view of the statue © Black Gold Museum

black gold museum where oil becomes art by la meduse

由Agence NC及其创始人Nathalie Crinière主导的空间设计,将整个展陈组织为一系列精心编排的空间戏剧。每个章节都拥有各自独特的材质、氛围与感官强度——从厚重、矿物感的空间,到更轻盈、明亮的环境,形成一种逐渐推进的空间节奏,以支撑叙事与观展体验。

Agence NC, led by Nathalie Crinière, creates a spatial dramaturgy, where the scenography unfolds as a carefully composed sequence of spaces. Each chapter is defined by its own materiality, atmosphere, and sensory intensity, from dense, mineral environments to lighter, more luminous spaces, offering a progression that supports both the story and the visitor’s experience.

▼一系列精心编排的空间戏剧,a carefully composed sequence of spaces © Black Gold Museum

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▼一系列精心编排的空间戏剧,a carefully composed sequence of spaces © La Méduse, Nokinomo

black gold museum where oil becomes art by la meduse

“在Agence NC,我们既设计像Musée Carnavalet这样的传统艺术博物馆,也打造如La Galerie Dior这样的奢侈品牌空间。”Nathalie Crinière解释道,“而在黑金博物馆中,我们得以创造一种格外鲜活的场景体验,通过富有意义的材料与空间构成,传达策展叙事中的情绪层次。”

“At Agence NC, we design permanent museums ranging from classical fine arts institutions, such as the Musée Carnavalet, to luxury environments like the La Galerie Dior,” explains Nathalie Crinière. “With the Black Gold Museum, we had the opportunity to imagine a particularly vibrant scenography, creating atmospheres through meaningful materials and spatial compositions that carry the emotional nuances of the curatorial narrative.”

▼传达策展叙事中的情绪层次,carry the emotional nuances of the curatorial narrative © La Méduse

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Lightemotion则负责灯光设计,通过细腻的光环境同时呈现建筑与艺术作品,并引导观众在整个旅程中的感知体验。

Lightemotion designs a sensitive lighting that reveals both the architecture and the artworks, guiding perception throughout the journey.

▼细腻的光环境,a sensitive lighting environment © La Méduse

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“光不应主导体验,而应揭示、引导并创造情感。”François Roupinian表示,“黑金博物馆中的作品类型极其丰富,从摄影、绘画到大型装置,这让整个博物馆成为一个关于光与感知的绝佳实验场。”

“Light should never dominate the experience; it should reveal, guide, and create emotion,” says François Roupinian. “At the Black Gold Museum, the artworks are incredibly diverse, from photography and paintings to monumental installations, making the museum an extraordinary playground for light and perception.”

▼关于光与感知的绝佳实验场,making the museum an extraordinary playground for light and perception © Black Gold Museum

black gold museum where oil becomes art by la meduse

La Méduse与Nokinomo则通过沉浸式数字装置扩展观展体验,将技术、动态影像、数据与感官环境服务于情感与叙事表达。

La Méduse & Nokinomo extend the experience through immersive digital installations, using technology, moving images, data, and sensory environment in service of emotion and storytelling.

▼通过沉浸式数字装置扩展观展体验,extend the experience through immersive digital installations © La Méduse

black gold museum where oil becomes art by la meduse

“在黑金博物馆中,我们打造了完全定制化的沉浸式数字互动装置。”Anne Jaffrennou表示,“每一个大型装置都承载着明确的叙事内容,引导观众进入不同主题章节。这个项目让我们得以充分展开自身专业能力,而贯穿始终的核心理念只有一个:唯有当技术服务于情感与叙事时,它才真正拥有意义。”

“For the Black Gold Museum, we created entirely bespoke immersive, digital, and interactive installations,” notes Anne Jaffrennou. “Each major installation was designed to carry strong narrative content, introducing the different thematic chapters of the museum. The project gave us the opportunity to fully deploy our expertise, guided by one central idea: technology only becomes meaningful when it serves emotion and storytelling.”

▼让技术服务于情感与叙事,technology only becomes meaningful when it serves emotion and storytelling © La Méduse

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“为黑金博物馆设计视觉识别系统,是一次极其精彩的冒险。我们创造了一整套完整的视觉语言,包括一个大胆且极具当代感的标志,而客户也完全认同其国际化的雄心。”

“We created the entire visual language of the museum, including a bold and highly contemporary logo that the client fully embraced in its international ambition.”

▼灯光设计与展品完美融合,lighting design seamlessly integrates with the exhibits © La Méduse

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Anamorphée则构建了博物馆的视觉识别系统,通过图形语言强化导视、节奏与叙事逻辑。这些不同维度的设计最终汇聚为一场连续的叙事体验,在这里,设计本身成为一种语言。

Anamorphée constructs the visual identity of the museum, embedding meaning into graphic systems that support orientation, rythm, and narrative clarity. Designing the graphic identity for the Black Gold Museum was a fantastic adventure. Together, these approaches merge into a continuous narrative where design becomes a language.

▼灯光设计与展品完美融合,lighting design seamlessly integrates with the exhibits © La Méduse

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从概念到落地——La Méduse
From concept to realization — La Méduse

在长达六年的时间里,La Méduse从概念阶段一直主导至项目落成——包括发起策展方向,并统筹不同设计团队之间的协作。作为创意总负责人,La Méduse确保了项目在叙事结构、空间体验与沉浸环境等各个层面的整体一致性。

Over six years, La Méduse led the project from concept to completion — initiating the curatorial direction and coordinating the collaboration between designers. Acting as a creative lead, La Méduse ensured coherence across all dimensions of the project, from narrative construction to spatial experience and immersive environments.

▼流畅连续的参观动线,a fluid and continuous visitor journey across four levels © Black Gold Museum

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建筑原本是KAPSARC园区中的一座研究图书馆,其改造由DaeWha Kang Studio完成,从而实现了贯穿四层空间、流畅连续的参观动线。

▼黑金博物馆剖透视,perspective section © DaeWha_Kang_Design

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The transformation of the building — originally a research library within the KAPSARC campus — was carried out by DaeWha Kang Studio, enabling the development of a fluid and continuous visitor journey across four levels.

▼流畅连续的参观动线,a fluid and continuous visitor journey across four levels © Black Gold Museum

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当代博物馆的新范式
A new model for contemporary museums

黑金博物馆以其沉浸式体验定义自身:
巨型装置艺术
互动数字环境
光与材料之间细腻的关系
强烈的感官叙事

The Black Gold Museum is defined by its immersive approach:
– monumental installations
– interactive digital environments
– subtle interplay of light and matter
– a strong sensory narrative

▼光与材料之间细腻的关系,subtle interplay of light and matter © Black Gold Museum

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这里的“互动”并不仅仅意味着数字界面或信息展示,而是一种更具感知性的沉浸方式。观众通过身体移动与空间感知参与其中,从而被激发出某种反应与意识。在石油依然处于全球地缘政治与环境议题核心的当下,黑金博物馆提出了一种重新理解这一物质的新方式。从地底深处的黑暗,到抽象的数据与未来想象,博物馆邀请观众去“理解”并“感受”石油。因此,它成为一个关于发现与好奇的空间,而不仅仅是信息传递的场所。通过融合艺术、设计与叙事,黑金博物馆也映射出当代文化机构更广泛的转变:不同学科之间不断交汇,共同塑造故事被讲述——以及被体验——的方式。

Interactivity goes beyond traditional digital interfaces or informational displays. It is conceived in a more sensitive and immersive way, engaging visitors through their movement and perception, to provoke a reaction, an awareness. At a time when oil remains central to global geopolitical and environmental conversations, the Black Gold Museum proposes a new way of engaging with this material. From the depths of the earth and its darkness to abstract data and future projections, the museum invites visitors to understand and experience oil. It thus becomes a space of discovery and curiosity, rather than a simple place for transmitting information or content. By bringing together art, design, and storytelling, it reflects a broader transformation of cultural institutions, where disciplines converge to shape how stories are told — and experienced.

▼光与材料之间细腻的关系,subtle interplay of light and matter © La Méduse

black gold museum where oil becomes art by la meduse

Location: KAPSARC Campus, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Original Architecture: Zaha Hadid Architects
Museum Transformation: DaeWha Kang Studio
Gross Floor Area: 6,800 sqm
Site Area: 5,585 sqm
Number of Floors: 4
Gallery Spaces: 4 galleries
Collection: 350+ artworks and installations
Programme: Permanent galleries, temporary exhibition hall, café, events garden, offices, art handling & logistics spaces
Project Timeline: Approximately 6 years from concept to opening
Architecture
Original Architecture: Zaha Hadid Architects
Museum Transformation & Interior Architecture: DaeWha Kang Studio

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