Artifacts from the movie “The Day After” sought for Watkins Museum exhibit

The Watkins Community Museum of History is seeking props, costumes, T-shirts and other artifacts related to the local shooting of “The Day After,” a made-for-TV movie about nuclear war filmed in Lawrence in 1983.

Students in Kansas University’s museum studies program are compiling an exhibit on the film, set to open in late May. People with artifacts can donate them to the museum or loan them just for the exhibit.

Anyone interested in donating or lending can call the museum at 785-841-4109 before March 28.