 In the same area of the Arboretum are memorials for those prisoners of war who suffered and died building the Burma and Sumatra Railways.See Inside and explore the Museum here

Life in the POW camps was recorded at great risk to themselves by artists such as Jack Bridger Chalker, Philip Meninsky, Ashley George Old and Ronald Searle.Human hair was often used for brushes, plant juices and blood for paint, and toilet paper as the "canvas".