The Studio in Venice by Michal Meron — Attraction in Venice

We stumbled on Michal Meron's art studio by chance, while strolling through the Ghetto of Venice. I was captivated by the vibrant, colorful display of the pictures, in three quite distinctive styles: a series of abstract, richly and deeply colored paintings evoking Kabballah themes, a brightly colored series on Jewish holidays and Torah scroll illustrations and my favorite - a series of pictures of typical Venice doors overlooking the canal. Prices are quite reasonable. A first-rate art store, by far the finest in the area. Not to be missed by anyone visiting the...

I think there are two studios, across the street from one another. We got drawn by the colourful artworks in the window display and the cutest cats greeting us at the door. The nice gentleman in the store (who is from Mongolia) is so kind and welcoming he told us all about the art and the artist behind the work. We purchased a couple of the artworks, it’s so special and lovely. The really nice man at the store also gave us a gift, completely made my day. We will be back again the next time we return to Venice. Such a lovely and...

We stopped in on a rainy morning to see the colorful paintings by Michal Meron and stayed for the lovely conversation with Beatrice Boban (a staff member of the shop, PHD student and overall wonderful human). Beatrice has a book detailing areas of the Venice Ghetto you should pick up while you take in the wonderful culture and history portrayed by Michal's artworks- a must see stop on your tour of this...