470 Belleville Street

Building Info

Future of History

• The Maritime Museum of B.C., in partnership with the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations, is planning a $40-million “Future of History” project featuring a floating Indigenous exhibit space on Victoria’s Inner Harbour and a new museum home in the CPR Steamship Terminal.

• The floating structure, on the former Undersea Gardens site, would include a Lekwungen Peoples welcome and exhibit centre highlighting traditional use of local waterways thousands of years before colonial contact. The Maritime Museum is currently located in the Victoria Conference Centre.

Developer

• Maritime Museum and Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations

• Project Website

• Future of History Prospectus

Architect

• To be determined

Context

• The CPR Steamship Terminal was completed in 1924; architects Francis Rattenbury and PL James

Status

• January 2026 - still in planning stage, negotiation with the Province may begin soon

Media and Images

• January 11, 2026 Times Colonist story on potential negotiations to advance the project

• October 17, 2024 Times Colonist story