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*The nursery opposite the museum building having closed, the museum has decided to take over the building and develop it as an archive and research centre as well as providing additional meeting space which can be let out.
The museum was closed for much of 2020 due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic| COVID-19 pandemic]]. It reopened in August 2020, although still unable to host meetings and similar events.
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By 2000, work was required to refurbish the roof which was leaking badly in many places. On 23 May 2001 the Heritage Lottery Fund agreed to meet 75% of the project costs (see below).<ref>SVR News 136</ref> The rest of the year was spent in negotiations with the Lottery Fund on the conditions to be met, with the work not beginning until 2002. At some time around the late 1940s, the outside canopies on the front of the building had been removed and a trap door with an electric hoist put in the upper floor on the station side. The upper loading doors which were no longer needed were subsequently bricked up giving the building a rather plain external appearance. The eventual plans for the museum roof included rebuilding the canopies in their original form and restoring the upper floor openings on the station side of the building.<ref>SVR News 138</ref>
The museum was closed for much of 2020 due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic| COVID-19 pandemic]]. It reopened in August 2020, although still at that time unable to host meetings and similar events.
The nursery in the car park approach road opposite the museum building closed after the pandemic. The museum decided to take over the building and to develop it as an archive and research centre, as well as providing additional meeting space which can be let out.
==Future developments==
*Plans for a proposed extension to the museum building have been drawn up and will shortly be submitted to the Council for planning permission.
*A significant re-design of the museum's website is in progress.
==Grants==
*4-19 August 2018 - an exhibition of photographs to commemorate 50 years since the end of scheduled steam services on British Railways. In addition on 4-5 August out of service locomotives [[LMS Stanier Class 5 45110]] and [[LMS Stanier 8F 48773]] were on display with public access to the footplates.
*19 May 2019 Colin Gifford launched his new book ''Transition'', compiled and published in conjunction with Kidderminster Railway Museum (ISBN 978 1 9164001 0 8)
===Railart===
*9 April - 1 May and 20 August — 2 October 2022
The 2020 event was cancelled and the 2021 event delayed to spring 2022 due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]].
Kidderminster Railway Museum has a small buffet, and also sells new and second-hand books.
