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Dr. Amal Hamdan Al-Sharif has published her new book "My Journey in Cultural Management", which documents her practical experience in the field of cultural management and offers an applied vision based on years of work in the culture, media, and management sectors. The step aims to enrich specialized knowledge content and transfer expertise to practitioners and those interested in this field.

The book addresses the concept of cultural management as an integrated system relying on strategic planning, building partnerships, managing initiatives, and measuring their impact, thereby contributing to turning ideas into sustainable cultural projects that create added value for society, away from the traditional concept that confines management to organizational and executive aspects.

Through the book's chapters, the author reviews field experiences and practical lessons gained during her professional career, stressing that the success of cultural work is not measured by the number of events and programs but by its ability to achieve sustainable impact, enhance the role of culture in development, and cement its presence in society.

The publication comes at a time when the cultural sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is witnessing rapid momentum, under the targets of Saudi Vision 2030, which has made culture one of the drivers of national development and contributed to developing the cultural work environment and enhancing its economic and social role.

The book represents an addition to the Saudi cultural library, as it offers a mix of scientific grounding and practical experience, making it a reference for practitioners, researchers, and those interested in cultural management, and contributes to spreading professional practices and promoting a culture of planning and impact-making in the cultural sector.

This publication underscores the importance of documenting national experiences and transforming them into accessible knowledge, thereby enhancing the accumulation of expertise and supporting the building of a more efficient and sustainable cultural system capable of keeping pace with the transformations witnessed by the cultural scene in the Kingdom.