Niagara Falls History Museum building with historic stone section and modern glass extension at dusk.

Honouring layered histories through restoration and renewal.

The expansion significantly increased the museum’s size, creating new exhibition and archival spaces. A two-storey permanent gallery, temporary gallery, theatre, and glass entrance atrium supported its mandate as a national cultural institution.
Modern conference room with rows of white chairs, a small stage with sculptures, wooden ceiling panels, and large windows.
Modern lobby with black bench seating, light tiled floor, wood-paneled ceiling, and stone wall with white-framed windows.
Stone wall with an arched doorway featuring a modern wooden door and a glass railing with wooden handrails on both sides.
Modern museum gallery with long glass display cases featuring historical artifacts and illuminated panels on white walls.

Restoration required a complete survey and reconstruction of the original exterior retaining stonework. The new main gallery was pushed to the sidewalk edge, strengthening street presence through a soaring, double-height space revealed in floor-to-ceiling glass.

Modern building with large windows and stone facade illuminated at dusk, featuring wooden benches and landscaped courtyard.
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Museum display with a stone wall section featuring an arched window showing bookshelves inside, adjacent to a glass case holding historic photos and documents, and a nearby map highlighting Horseshoe Falls in Ontario.
Modern glass and wood entrance of the Niagara Falls History Museum with reflections of older buildings in the windows.

Inviting and accessible entrances led to a skylit atrium set against the rough limestone wall of the 1874 building. An extensive consultation process aligned the project with the museum’s long-term vision and preservation goals.