The collection includes over 350 objects and works dating back to the inception of the Compasso d'Oro Award in 1954.

[1][2][3] The museum has been located in a converted industrial building on Piazza Compasso d'Oro in the Porta Volta neighbourhood of Milan since 2021.

[6][7][8] The focal point of the museum is the main gallery, a glass atrium that connects via Ceresio with via Bramante.

The complex includes the adjacent palazzo and also houses the headquarters of the ADI, the museum conservatory and offices, a cafeteria, bookshop and meeting spaces.

It is bordered by the Fabbrica del Vapore cultural centre, an arts exhibition and research facility designed by Herzog & de Meuron.