Moira Gemmill
Moira Gemmill | |
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 Moira Gemmill | |
| Born | 18 September 1959 Kintyre, Scotland |
| Died | 9 April 2015 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Glasgow School of Art |
| Known for | Arts administration |
Moira Gemmill (18 September 1959 – 9 April 2015) was head of design and exhibitions at the Museum of London and director of design at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 2002 until early 2015. She had recently been appointed to the job of director of capital programmes at the Royal Collection Trust. Gemmill died after being in collision with a lorry at the Millbank roundabout, near Lambeth Bridge, while cycling from her home at Kennington to her job at St James's Palace.[1][2][3][4]
On 20 April 2015, pressure group held a "die-in" at the site of Gemmill's death to protest the number of cyclists dying on British roads.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ "Moira Gemmill, design director – obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Moira Gemmill obituary". the Guardian.
- ^ "Tributes paid to killed cyclist Moira Gemmill". BBC News.
- ^ "Cyclist death: Arts and design visionary Moira Gemmill killed by HGV on way to work". The Independent.
- ^ "Cyclists hold vigil for Moira Gemmill". architectsjournal.co.uk.
- ^ "Cyclists hold 'die-in' vigil at Lambeth Bridge after death of Moira Gemmill". The Evening Standard.
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