Didactic and Technological Sugar Museum of the National University of Tucumán

Av. Roca 1800 - Is under the authority of the National University of Tucumán
Tel. 081-364093 - Ext. 344
Open Mondays through Fridays from 2:30 to 8p. m.

This museum is under the authority of the School of Exact Sciences and Technology of the National University of Tucumán. It was created in 1988 for the purpose of promoting and providing information about the work carried out during the last 40 years by the Sugar Institute. A large mural decorating one of its interior walls describes the historical development of Tucumán, and was painted by the winners of the First Prize in a competition organized by the School of Arts. There is also a replica of an office at a sugar mill at the turn of the century, maquettes and laboratory pieces. One can also observe the process involved in the manufacture of sugar and alcohol.

San Miguel de Tucumán
The city of San Miguel de Tucumán, capital of the province, is located 1,303km. away from the Capital City, on national route No. 9, and 447m. above sea level. It is the most important industrial and commercial city in the Argentine Northwest, and has several touristic attractions in the surroundings, such as Villa Nogués, cerro San Javier and El Cadillal dam.