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The Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church is an institution within the Roman Catholic Church and the Roman Curia that guardians the historical and artistic patrimony of the entire Church which includes works of art, historical documents, books, everything kept in museums as well as the libraries and archives.
It also collaborates in the conservation of this patrimony with the individual Churches and their respective episcopal organisations and promotes an ever greater awareness in the Church about these riches. It was founded under the name on the Pontifical Commission of Preserving the Church's Patrimony of Art and History on 28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II.