The entrepreneur Guido Fisogni,[8] son of Alpini General and nobleman Federico Fisogni[9][10] and of countess Elisabetta Barbiano di Belgioioso,[11] had a society that built gas stations in Italy and Europe, and in 1961[12] decided to collect old gas pumps and related objects, starting from an old Italian fuel pump by Bergomi, from the 1920s.

[13] From 1966 to 2000 the collection, example of Modern antique[14] and industrial archeology, was enlarged with globes, gadgets, tools, graphics, toys and documents from different countries.

[15] When Guido Fisogni sold his company, in 2000, the Museum remained closed for 15 years, before re-opening in 2015 in Tradate,[16] in the ancient buildings of "Villa Castiglioni",[17] previously home of Cesare Castiglioni, nobleman, soldier of Giuseppe Garibaldi and entrepreneur.

[19] The Museum preserves also part of the historical archive of Società Anonima Bergomi, an Italian company existed from 1906 to 1993, which built gas pumps in the 20th century,[20][21][22] with ancient projects and photos from 1909 to the 1950s.

The courtyard where the Museum is exposed dates back to 1840, while the residential area, in neo-Gothic style, assumed this shape around 1875 .