The life and work of the late Jamaican national hero, Sir Alexander Bustamante, will be on display for all to see come Tuesday, when the Bustamante Museum is officially opened.

The museum has been established at Sir Alexander's former home on Tucker Avenue in St Andrew.

More than 50 boxes of historical documents relating to Sir Alexander's life and service to Jamaica, as the country's first chief minister and prime minister, will be available for research and reference when the museum opens.

Among the documents that are expected to be of particular interest to the public are Sir Alexander's many letters to the press in which he often raised the issue of the unsatisfactory working conditions of the poor.

The museum is also expected to house several medals and honours won by Sir Alexander during his years abroad, which were preserved by his wife, Lady Bustamante.

The 27-year-old Bustamante Foundation is spearheading the project, which is expected to reignite interest in the work of Sir Alexander.