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

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

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