No. 1,111 in Japanese
館長
Director or chief of a building or facility (e.g., library, museum).
In a sentence
図書館の館長と会話をしました。
I had a conversation with the director of the library.
In this sentence, '館長' is used to refer to the director or head of a library.
博物館の新しい館長が素晴らしい展示を企画しました。
The new director of the museum planned a marvelous exhibition.
Here, '館長' denotes the director or head of a museum.
彼はその美術館の館長として20年以上働いています。
He has worked as the director of the art gallery for more than 20 years.
In this example, '館長' refers to the managing director of an art gallery.
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