Mauritius’ economy is mainly centered around the sugar industry, so if you want to understand the origins of Mauritius’ cosmopolitan culture and the cultural essence of the Mauritian people, the Sugar Museum is a good place to start. The Sugar Museum opened on October 28, 2002, covering an area of about 5000 square meters and is located in a former sugar factory. This old sugar factory, which closed in 1999, was painstakingly rebuilt over three years to become the Sugar Museum it is today.

The Sugar Museum showcases the development of the island of Mauritius over more than four centuries closely linked to the sugar industry, while also documenting the hard work and sweat of the workers who dedicated their lives to the sugar industry. Additionally, it vividly presents the sugar-making process through photographs and real machinery. The Sugar Museum consists of three main parts – the Ecological Museum, the Boutik Village, and the Le Fangourin restaurant. The Ecological Museum exhibits some primitive sugar-making machines, showcasing the birth and progress of the sugar industry, the population development of Mauritius, and also introduces visitors to sugar plants, the sugar-making process, and the sugar market.

L’Aventure du Sucre

Reason to visit: Mauritius’ most important sugar museum

Continent: Africa

Country/Region: Mauritius

Province/State: Port Louis

City: Port Louis