The origin of the collection goes back to 1964, when Slavko Franca (born 1949) bought his first LP of the band.

[1] His profession as ship chief engineer enabled him to collect items from all over the world.

[2] He started his museum at his home in Portorož, a coastal village in the Slovenian part of Istria.

[3] Franca had been a fan since the band began and has travelled to around fifty concerts worldwide to see shows of them.

"[4][5] The museum houses a collection of around 1,000 artifacts, among which the guitar pick that band member Keith Richards once threw to Franca during a show in Belgium.