A months-long exhibition at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art will explore the role of visual art in creating history and preserving cultural memory on the island.

An (Other) World, which runs from Friday through to March 2027, marks the second time the work of Bermudian artists will be presented in the Butterfield Gallery of the museum.

It opens to the public from 10am to 4pm on Friday, to be followed by a curator’s tour on September 29, among other activities.

Curated by Jasmine Lee and Daisy Gould, the group exhibition will bring the museum’s permanent collection into dialogue with contemporary and newly commissioned works.

A spokeswoman said “familiar favourites” will be placed alongside works being shown publicly for the first time.

The museum invited audiences to look anew at works that “shaped our understanding of Bermuda, while considering how contemporary artists continue to expand, challenge and reinterpret that visual history”.

Ms Gould said: “Developing this exhibition alongside Jasmine and the many artists involved has been a dream come true.

“This is exactly the type of show I've always wanted to see in Bermuda. Art isn't just beautiful objects in a gallery space; it’s a means of uncovering and experimenting with new ways of thinking of, existing in and being with the world.

“It's an important tool to help us move forward and think of new ways of living, in a way that is collective and understanding, appreciating the many [other] worlds we all inhabit.

“An (Other) World is just the start of an ongoing conversation, one that will take shape not only over the course of the exhibition but after, with the release of the exhibition catalogue at the end of the show's run in the spring.”

Ms Lee spoke of the “joy and privilege” she felt preparing for the show.

She said: “It's been a joy working with Daisy, whose research into Bermuda's contemporary art landscape is as inspiring as it is important.

“And it’s been a privilege to work closely with these artists — through studio visits, tours of the Masterworks archive, and with some new commissions developed for this exhibition.

“I'm proud that we're able to support artist participation with stipends; it's a hard time to be an artist in this economy, and easing that burden where we can matters to me.

“I'm eager to see how the community responds — I hope it sparks ideas, dialogue and perhaps challenges us too.”

• For more information about the artists, exhibition or upcoming programmes, visitwww.masterworksbermuda.org