Purpose Museums and academics collaborating to create knowledge and learning opportunities is a current innovative strand of museum theory and practice. Working together across boundaries, incorporating a range of communication tools both inside and outside of the exhibition, the objective is to make the past more accessible to adults and children alike. The paper reflects the authors’ respective recent experiences of presenting alternative perspectives and interpretations on history that mattered, namely, a unique exhibition and publication entitled Recovery: Women’s Overseas Service in World War One. The authors offer a number of “signposts” for museums and academics to consider ahead of embarking on collaborative projects. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Theorising and reflecting on the research and curation of a public history museum exhibition that included high levels of community engagement. Findings The authors offer a number of “signposts” for museums and academics to consider ahead of embarking on collaborative projects utilising a collective impact framework and argue that these “signposts” are likely pre-requisites for successful museum-academic partnerships. Originality/value Successful partnerships and collaborations between the museum and the tertiary sector do not happen through goodwill and shared philosophies alone. This paper reflects the authors’ respective recent experiences of presenting alternative perspectives and interpretations on history that mattered, namely, a unique exhibition and publication entitled Recovery: Women’s Overseas Service in World War One.

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博物馆和学者的合作：在重要历史上共同努力

目的博物馆和学者合作创造知识和学习机会是博物馆理论和实践的当前创新之道。跨界合作，在展览内外融合了一系列交流工具，其目的是使成年人和儿童都可以接触到过去。该论文反映了作者各自在提出重要的历史观点和解释方面的最新经验，即一个独特的展览和出版物，题为《复苏：第一次世界大战中的妇女海外服务》。作者为博物馆和学者提供了一些“路标”，供他们在开展合作项目之前考虑。本文旨在讨论这些问题。设计/方法论/方法理论化并反思公共历史博物馆展览的研究和策展，其中包括高水平的社区参与。结论作者为博物馆和学者提供了许多“路标”，供他们在着手利用集体影响框架开展合作项目之前考虑，并认为这些“路标”可能是成功的博物馆-学术伙伴关系的先决条件。原创性/价值博物馆与第三产业之间成功的伙伴关系和合作并不是仅仅通过善意和共同的哲学而实现的。本文反映了作者各自在介绍重要历史问题的替代观点和解释方面的最新经验，这些独特的展览和出版物题为《恢复：