Roskilde Museum of Tools

Handsaws in the Museum of Tools

The Roskilde Museum of Tools (Danish: Roskilde Håndværksmuseet) is a branch of Roskilde Museum located on Ringstedgade in Roskilde, Denmark. It contains a collection of tools used by craftsmen such as wheelrights, carpenters, shoemakers and wood carvers from around 1850 to 1950.^[1] Visitors to the museum, housed on the first floor of a former granary known as Lützhøfts Købmandsgård, can also visit the operational private workshops of a wood carver, a silversmith and a weaver.^[2] The museum was opened in 1977.^[3]

References

↑ "Museum of Tools". Visit Roskilde. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
↑ "Tømmerhandler Børge Dahls samling" (in Danish). Roskilde Museum. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
↑ Børge Dahl. "Gammelt værktøj" (PDF). Roskilde Museum. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

Roskilde

Neighbourhoods and suburbs	Old Town Sankt Jørgensbjerg Roskilde North (Himmelev, Trekroner, Veddelev) Roskilde South (Københavnsvej, Musicon, Vindinge) Roskilde West (Hyrdehøj, Sankt Hans, Svogerslev)

Parks and open spaces	Byparken Folkeparken Greyfriars Cemetery Hedeland Roskilde Ring Park Protected areas (list)

Culture and attractions	Land of Legends Museum of Tools Roskilde Convent Roskilde Jars Roskilde Museum Roskilde Palace Roskilde Festival Viking Ship Museum

Churches	Gundsømagle Church Jacob's Church Old Church of Our Lady Roskilde Cathedral St Ib's Church St Jørgensbjerg Church Snoldelev Church

Education and research	DTU Risø Campus Roskilde (UCSJ) Campus Roskilde (Zibat) Roskilde Cathedral School Roskilde Gymnasium Roskilde Technical School Roskilde University Danish Meat Trade College

Other landmarks	Energy Tower Kastellet Ledreborg Maglekilde Roskilde Barracks RO's Torv Shopping Centre Roskilde Gasworks Sankt Laurentii Church Tower

Services	Healthcare (Roskilde Sygehus, Sankt Hans Hospital) Midt- og Vestsjællands Politi Roskilde Fire Department Public utilities Waste management

Transport	Lille Syd Hedebo Greenway Holbæk Motorway Nordvestbanen Roskilde Airport Roskilde Station Roskildevej Trekroner Station

History	Chronicon Roskildense Maglekilde Paper and Textile Mill Roskilde Abbey St. Catherine's Priory Treaty of Roskilde Scylding

Coordinates: 55°38′24″N 12°04′34″E / 55.64000°N 12.07611°E / 55.64000; 12.07611

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