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Moira Gemmill

1959 – 2015

Arts administrator in London

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About Moira Gemmill

Lived 1959 – 2015 (aged 55). Moira Gemmill was a British curator.

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. Shortly before her death, in February 2015, she had 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.

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.

Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture The Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture, awarded yearly since 2016 as part of the by the The Architectural Review and the Architects' Journal, was named in memory of Moira Gemmill.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Glasgow School of Art
Employers
London Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Royal Collection Trust
Awards
Royal Institute of British Architects

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Moira Gemmill's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Moira Gemmill?

arts administrator in London

When was Moira Gemmill born?

Moira Gemmill was born on 18 September 1959 in Campbeltown.

When did Moira Gemmill die?

Moira Gemmill died on 9 April 2015 in London.

What was Moira Gemmill's occupation?

Moira Gemmill was a curator.

What nationality was Moira Gemmill?

Moira Gemmill was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Moira Gemmill

· Wikidata: Q19826253

· DBpedia: Moira Gemmill

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