The club closed in 2021 after being sold to the Koper-based company Ensol 360 for 1,950,000 euros The project is inspired from literature, theatre, cinema and fashion.
The music is played by international DJs residents and other artists including Supa DJ Dmitry (from Deee-Lite), Tiësto (Netherlands), Sven Väth (Frankfurt), Laurent Garnier (Paris), Richie Hawtin (Canada), Takkyū Ishino (Tokyo), Westbam (Berlin), Boris Dlugosch (Germany), David Morales (USA), and DJ Umek.
In the early 1990s a group of young Slovenian businessmen, operating under the name of Evolution Inc., decided to sell all their business assets, get international loans, and invest in what was anticipated to become a trans-national chain of dance entertainment complexes of the future.
Before the first sketches were laid down, the architect spent over a month in Slovene Istria, learning about its culture, architecture and legends while meeting with locals from many generations.
In 1994 works began on what developed to be the maestro's life masterpiece, combining the feel of local cultures with stories of Charles Baudelaire, Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
He proclaimed AG as the cathedral of avant-pop and a portal to elusive territory of the revolutionary haven of a pirate utopia or a temporary autonomous zone.
Through the years, the territory and/or the venue of Ambasada Gavioli has been regarded as Embassy of 3rd Europe, The Cathedral of Luxurious Colours (also “Ambassada dei mille colori” in Italian).
Since 1995 when it opened, Ambasada Gavioli has become the focal point of the electronic music community in Slovenia, Northern Italy, southern Austria and northwest Croatia, achieving almost a cult following appeal in the scene.
The club was intensely famed by the media[citation needed] due to its edgy provocative image, which has been carefully maintained by its Public Relations department, further reinforcing its futuristic cult-like appeal.