 It also hosts special exhibitions.The building is a former country house built by a wealthy merchant, active in the triangle trade on the Danish West Indies.Øregård is a former country house built by Johannes Søbøtker, a merchant, plantation owner and shipping agent who was a partner in one of Denmark's largest trading companies and had made a fortune in sugar plantations, shipping and the lucrative triangle trade between Denmark, Danish Gold Coast and the former Danish West Indies.