Roskilde Museum thumb|The Sugar House Roskilde Museum is a local history museum, run by the municipalities of Roskilde, Frederikssund and Lejre. The main branch in Roskilde, on the corner of Sankt Olsgade and Sankt Olsstræde, is based in two listed buildings, Sukkerhuset (the Sugar House) and Liebes Gård (Liebe House), a former sugar refinery and merchant's house. The Sugar House was built by a consortium led by Johan Jørgen Holst as a facility for the processing of raw sugar from the Danish West Indies. Jacob Borch constructed Liebe House in 1804 on the site next to the sugar factory. It replaced a modest house with timber framing and a straw roof dating from the 17th century. The building takes its name from the Liebe family who owned the property for two generations later in the century. On the occasion of his death in 1900, Liebe left the entire building complex to Roskilde Municipality. In 1908, the Sugar House came into use as a fire station. Roskilde Local History Museum was founded on 12 November 1929 on the ground floor of the Liebe House. When the fire station moved to new premises in 1989, Roskilde Museum took over the Sugar House. The museum has exhibits from prehistory, through the Viking Era and the Middle Ages to modern times. The Museum of Tools, housed in separate premises, contains a collection of tools used by craftsmen such as wheelwrights, carpenters, shoemakers and wood carvers from around 1850 to 1950.
rOskiLde mUseum ThuMb|tHe sUgar HousE rosKilDE museum is a locaL hIStoRy Museum, run bY the mUniCipaLitiES of roSkIlde, FredeRIkssund and LejRE. ThE MaiN brANch iN rosKilDE, on THe corneR of Sankt olsgAde And SankT OLsstrædE, iS baSed in twO lISTed BuiLDiNgs, sukkeRHuSET (the sUGar HOUSe) AnD LIebes gåRd (lIebe hoUsE), a fOrmer sUGaR rEfiNerY anD merChant's HousE. the sugar hOuSe waS buIlt bY a consOrtIuM Led BY jOHan JØRgen HolsT as a facILity foR THE prOcessIng Of rAw sugaR fROM tHe danish wEst inDiES. JaCoB Borch consTruCted lIebe HOUse in 1804 oN the sItE Next to tHe sugAR FAcTory. iT rePlaced a mODest house wIth Timber frAminG AnD a straw roof DaTinG froM tHe 17th CeNtuRy. THe building takes its Name from thE liebe FAmiLy Who ownED THe pRoperty for TwO GenErationS lateR in thE Century. On THe oCcAsiOn of his dEath in 1900, lIebE LeFt tHe eNTIrE buILDIng coMplex to ROsKiLdE munIciPality. in 1908, The sugaR house Came into Use as A fiRe staTiOn. rOSKIlde lOcAl hIstoRy museum was fOUnded On 12 noveMbeR 1929 oN The GroUnD floor of THe liEbe hOUse. wheN The fiRe staTIon MOvEd to NEw prEMisEs in 1989, RoSkilde Museum TOok oveR the SugAr houSE. the MuSeum has exhibits from preHisTOry, throuGh thE VikiNg Era and ThE MidDle ages tO MOdErn times. the MuseuM oF tools, houSeD IN SePArate prEMISes, coNtaInS a collectiOn of tOols useD by cRaftSMeN such as WhEelwriGHts, cArPeNtErS, shoemakeRs aND WOod CarverS fROm aRound 1850 to 1950.