Murals At The Cambodia Landmine And Relief Center

Endless examples of actual landmines are impressive enough at the Landmine Museum. Many murals are also present, to better amplify the horrible experience of living, dying and being maimed by these death devices.

The museum is also a relief center for landmine victims. Part of the therapy and recovery for some of those people is painting murals.

They pack a punch.

Rebels fighting the Khmer Rouge regime, landmines getting center stage in the battle.

Peace and happy dogs. Landmines looming.

Life ruined by landmines and the social horror.

Imagining a landmine-free existence. Ode to Maira Kalman?

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Learning About Landmines At The Cambodia Landmine And Relief Center

Tired of temples at Siem Reap? Head to the Landmine Museum, an excellent place to learn about Cambodia's heartbreaking battle with the deadly armament.

The museum and relief center is a homemade, organic project, started by a former soldier who started clearing mines and taking in children injured by mines. Aki Ra turned into a man on a mission. More details are here.

Bombs away.

The depressing spoils, quite a variety.

Bizarre paper mâche marketplace re-creation.

A close up look at death. In the center courtyard, a murder's row of the different mines and munitions used.

The saddest proof of landmine consequences, the prostheses of the maimed.