Welcome to Austria's sweet side

The AGRANA sugar factory in Tulln has been producing sugar for the whole world for over 75 years - including the complete product line of the well-known "Viennese Sugar" brand. This long tradition is honored in a unique museum: the Austrian Sugar Museum - in the middle of the art and garden city of Tulln.

Woman stands in the sugar museum and looks at appliances

Austria's sweetest museum

Sugar - from the cane mill to high-tech production
On the top floor of the historic Minorite monastery (Minoritenplatz 1), visitors can experience the exciting history of sugar - from the sugar cane mill to the modern sugar beet factory.

    What can you expect?

    • Insights into sugar production in the 18th century and today
    • The path of sugar from 8000 BC to the "Viennese sugar" brand
    • Milestones from Austria: diffusion process, sugar cube invention
    old sugar sacks by the statue

    The Tulln sugar factory

    An industrial landmark of Lower Austria
    After the Second World War, Tulln developed into the center of the Lower Austrian sugar industry. The AGRANA sugar factory was expanded and still dominates the cityscape today - with its six distinctive silos and the characteristic sweet, malty aroma of beet processing.

    The factory grew out of the demand for raw sugar and was expanded into a production facility for consumer sugar from 1948. New buildings, a separate sugar warehouse and workers' apartments were built - and from the 1950s, sugar cubes were also produced.
    Since 1987, the name "Wiener Zucker" has stood for the highest quality from Tulln.
    Formerly, an inscription at the entrance proudly bore the message:
    "This factory is the property of the beet farmers of Lower Austria."

    Visitor service

    Guided tours by appointment

    GUIDED TOUR BOOKINGS:
    Andrea Maschke-Goldmann
    +43 (0)664 110 61 33
    andrea.maschke@gmx.at

    Barbara Specht Godai
    +43 (0)699 198 33 073
    info@stadtfuehrung.wien

    Dr. Claudia-Maria Behling
    +43 (0)660 871 1356
    info@stadtexpedition.at

    OPENING HOURS
    Mon, Tue, Wed: 8 am - 3.30 pm
    Thu: 8 am - 7 pm
    Fri: 8 am - 12 pm

    PRICES
    Adults: € 3.00
    Schoolchildren: € 2.00

    Access to the Sugar Museum is not barrier-free due to the historical structure of the building!

    Sugar - a natural product with a history