Right there stand Berlin's monuments — and they keep answering, long after the lights have gone out.
Historical Lights · Looking back on 9–18 October 2026
Historical Lights:
Be enlightened by Berlin's great figures.
From 9 to 18 October 2026 the Festival of Lights Berlin turned the city into a stage for light art — under the motto “Colours of Love”, with 3D video mappings at the Brandenburg Gate and the Victory Column, a façade show at the Konzerthaus on Gendarmenmarkt and installations in the Nikolaiviertel.
Right there stand Berlin's monuments — and they keep answering, long after the lights have gone out. Victoria on the Brandenburg Gate, Goldelse on the Victory Column, Schiller at Gendarmenmarkt and the dragon slayer George in the Nikolaiviertel hold real conversations on BerliNike.Art: with their own voice, their own character and documented history. A conversation at the monument that enlightens — in every season.
Historical Lights is an independent offer by BerliNike.Art, separate from the festival's organiser. The official programme with all locations is on festival-of-lights.de.
Your light route through Mitte
Four locations from the 2026 festival programme — and at each one a figure stands who answers you all year round.
![Victoria]()
Brandenburg Gate · Pariser PlatzFestival: 3D video mapping showIn conversation: VictoriaSpeak now →![Goldelse]()
Victory Column · Großer SternFestival: 3D video mapping showIn conversation: GoldelseSpeak now →![Friedrich Schiller]()
Konzerthaus · GendarmenmarktFestival: Façade stagingIn conversation: Friedrich SchillerSpeak now →![Saint George]()
NikolaiviertelFestival: Light installationsIn conversation: Saint GeorgeSpeak now →
Also in Mitte: the golden Nike on the French Cathedral and Neptune at the Neptune Fountain — two more voices close by.
See the whole walk with map and compass
From home, too: the walk runs virtually, without location.
Speaking time from €1.11 ↓
Frequently asked questions about Historical Lights
When was the Festival of Lights Berlin 2026?
From 9 to 18 October 2026 — the 22nd edition, under the motto “Colours of Love”. This edition's programme and the announcement of the next one are on festival-of-lights.de.
What is Historical Lights?
Historical Lights is BerliNike.Art's offer around the festival days: you walk from place to place and talk to Victoria, Goldelse, Schiller and George at the monuments. The route stays open after the festival — the figures answer all year round. It is an independent project, separate from the festival's organiser.
Where can I talk to the monuments?
At the Brandenburg Gate (Victoria), at the Victory Column (Goldelse), at Gendarmenmarkt (Schiller and the golden Nike on the French Cathedral), in the Nikolaiviertel (Saint George) and at the Neptune Fountain (Neptune). According to its programme, the 2026 festival's light shows ran at the Brandenburg Gate, the Victory Column, the Konzerthaus on Gendarmenmarkt and in the Nikolaiviertel.
Do I need an app?
No. BerliNike.Art runs in your phone's browser, without an app and without an account, in ten languages.
How much does a conversation cost?
Your first conversation with the golden Nike is free for 1:11 minutes. After that, speaking time starts at €1.11.
Are the stories real?
Each figure speaks on the basis of verified, documented facts about its monument. Where the records end, it says so instead of inventing. The figures are AI interpretations and never pose as the people themselves.
Can I take part from home?
Yes. The walk through Berlin-Mitte also runs virtually, without location — the monuments answer from anywhere.
Speaking time
Speak 1:11 Minutes with a monument.
Your time is added ON TOP: the conversation continues, with everything you already talked about. Plus a drink as your welcome gift for this one figure — her opening words pick up on your choice.
Keep talking for €1.11Or start with 1:11 minutes free — no account, no card