Bapco in a statement said it was ready to arrange visits in coordination with interesting hotels. Formerly named ‘Dar An-Naft’, the Oil Museum has developed over the years into an educational center and a major tourist and educational attraction. It is dedicated to the theme of oil, its search, discovery and development in Bahrain, and its impact on the life of the Bahraini People. The museum, which is managed by Bapco, holds the exhibits collection, which seeks to preserve and disseminate knowledge on a theme so significant, not only to the country but to the oil rich Arabian Gulf region. The museum was built on 2 June 1992 in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the discovery of oil in Bahrain.