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For a second year in a row, the Palais des congrès de Montréal is delighted to be part of LUMINO, a free and luminous winter event presented by Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles, from November 27, 2025 to March 6, 2026*. This collaboration reaffirms the Palais’ desire to showcase Montréal’s style and personality to visitors and contribute to the city’s cultural life, through an immersive experience in the heart of the winter.
Throughout LUMINO, the Palais is hosting Celestia, a captivating installation designed by the Montréal studio Kleis, created in collaboration with Carolanne Foucher (Québec author and poet), Jérôme Guilleaume (sound designer) and Yolande Okia Picard (Huron-Wendat storyteller and writer). This fascinating work is exhibited in front of the Palais’ emblematic colourful glass facade, at the corner of Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle and Saint-Antoine Street West.
Celestia transforms the site into a magical space where light, sound and poetry converge. This artistic installation invites the public to enjoy an immersive experience that moves to the rhythm of their interactions with it.
The work is composed of seven interactive modules inspired by the stars in the Pleiades constellation and the seven sisters of the Greek myth. Each module responds to the public’s presence: the light adjusts, the sound textures morph, and fragments of stories emerge, mixing Greek mythology with First Nations legends. As the number of interactions increases, the light and soundscape intensify, creating new artistic combinations and a continuously changing, living tableau.
Celestia is an original collaboration between the four Canadian cities of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, based on the specific disciplines of each one: Québec City (literature), Montréal (design), Toronto (digital arts) and London (music). After its inaugural presentation in Québec City in 2024, and then in Toronto and London in 2025, Celestia is arriving for the first time in Montréal as part of LUMINO. The work can be experienced at its height from sundown to 11 p.m.
Light, creativity and Nordic life come together at the 16th edition of Montreal’s iconic winter event. From November to March, let yourself be dazzled by a superb light-focused 2 program that will evolve and gain exciting new works throughout its run. LUMINO invites you to discover more than 20 participatory, contemplative and luminous works, from video projections and installations to a variety of creative experiences, both indoors and out. Sainte-Catherine St. West in the Quartier des Spectacles, and the wider downtown core, are the stage for this exciting northern adventure to be enjoyed again and again all winter!
* LUMINO is a production of Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles, presented with the financial support of the City of Montréal, Tourisme Montréal and the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation du Québec, and with the collaboration of its co-presenters: Montréal centre-ville, Place Ville Marie (PVM), Complexe Desjardins, Palais des congrès de Montréal, Centre Eaton de Montréal, Place des Arts, HoneyRose Hotel Montreal, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal, Montreal Marriott Château Champlain, Hyatt Place Montreal – Downtown, MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises, UQAM and SDC Quartier latin.
Photos credit : © Ulysse Lemerise