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Het Spoorwegmuseum, Nederlands

Het Spoorwegmuseum (The Railway Museum) in Utrecht is the Dutch national railway museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the former Maliebaan station. The museum was initially located in one of the main buildings of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch National Railway) in Utrecht. At that time, the collection consisted mostly of pictures, documents, and small objects. In the 1930s the first steps were taken to conserve old historically significant rail equipment.  Between 1988 and 1989 a major renovation was undertaken. The interior of the station building was completely redone according to the modern views of that time. This version was in place through 2003. . In 2002 a decision was made to do yet another major remodeling of the museum. The station building was closed in September 2003, gutted, and then largely restored to the way it looked in the 19th century.  During the 2002 remodeling, the back lot was also largely cleared, and completely renovated. The presentation was redesigned to appeal much more to the general public, especially visitors with children, and to be interesting for corporate events and the like.

 
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