Moira Gemmill Explained

Moira Gemmill
Birth Date:18 September 1959
Birth Place:Kintyre, Scotland
Nationality:British
Education:Glasgow School of Art
Field: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 a 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, campaign group Stop Killing Cyclists held a vigil at the site of Gemmill's death to protest the number of cyclists dying on British roads.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moira Gemmill, design director – obituary. 10 April 2015. Telegraph.co.uk.
  2. News: Moira Gemmill obituary. the Guardian. 19 April 2015 . Jones . Mark .
  3. News: Tributes paid to killed cyclist Moira Gemmill. BBC News. 10 April 2015 .
  4. Web site: Cyclist death: Arts and design visionary Moira Gemmill killed by HGV on way to work. The Independent. 10 April 2015 .
  5. Web site: Cyclists hold vigil for Moira Gemmill. architectsjournal.co.uk. 21 April 2015 .
  6. Web site: Cyclists hold 'die-in' vigil at Lambeth Bridge after death of Moira Gemmill. The Evening Standard. 21 April 2015 .