A documentation centre about the
history of fascism was planned to house a permanent exhibition in the space of 1,000 square meters to be developed by Italian and international historians under the supervision of the Parri Institute from
Bologna. In addition, space would be left for other projects that allow a critical and objective examination of the time period and at the same time cause a "learning from the past". Frassineti hoped that the museum would help attract new people rather than the neo-fascist pilgrims, and deter
far-right supporters. He said that "Predappio is the right place to do this, because it's a fascist symbol ... I want to use culture as a weapon of mass destruction for ignorance." The project planned to cooperate with the
House of Responsibility for
Adolf Hitler's birthplace in
Braunau am Inn. Among others, the documentation centre could receive an Austrian Holocaust Memorial Servant. In September 2011, Frassineti followed an invitation from
Andreas Maislinger and Oscar-winner
Branko Lustig to participate at the 20th
Braunauer Zeitgeschichte-Tage titled "Difficult Heritage". On 19 July 2016, the district council of Predappio officially gave the Parri Institute permission to proceed with the documentation centre. Costs were estimated to be €3 million, of which €2 million would be provided by the region of Emilia-Romagna from the European Union Structural Fund. The project attracted controversy and criticism amid concerns that it could become a place to celebrate
Italian fascism and fascist leaders like Mussolini and Hitler, especially as in 2015 it marked the 70th anniversary of Mussolini's death. Frassineti insisted that the project would be a sober examination of
authoritarianism. When the project was ultimately abandoned, Frassineti recalled in December 2023 that he had the support of the local Jewish community while
ANPI (the Italian veterans association of anti-fascist
partisans) opposed it. == Personal life ==