A gallery rail profile for hanging an object, in particular a picture, having: - a first profile subsection for attaching a illuminant, - wherein the first profile subsection has a U-shape in the cross section, - wherein the first profile subsection is formed by a first and a second profile element as well as by at least one connecting element, - wherein the at least one connecting element connects the two profile elements (8, 9) to one another in such a way that together, the connecting element and the two profile elements (8, 9) form the first profile subsection, which has a U-shape in the cross section, - a second profile subsection for hanging an object, - wherein the second profile subsection is formed by a third and a fourth profile element as well as by at least one connecting element, - wherein the profile subsections (2, 3) each have an access opening (4, 5) in the cross section, - wherein the open side of the first, U-shaped profile subsection forms the access opening of the first profile subsection, - wherein the access opening of the first profile subsection is oriented in the opposite direction to the access opening of the second profile subsection, - wherein the access opening of the first profile subsection is oriented towards a room ceiling and the access opening of the second profile subsection is oriented towards the ground, and - wherein a illuminant is arranged within the first profile subsection in such a way that the generated light of the illuminant shines through the access opening of the first profile subsection, - wherein the third and fourth profile element is formed in an L-shaped manner in the cross section and is in each case oriented with one leg of the L-shape in the direction of the other profile element, so that the access opening of the second profile subsection is formed between the two legs, which are oriented towards one another, - wherein the gallery rail profile has a first side profile element comprising a visible side for viewing, - wherein the first side profile element is formed in an L-shaped manner in the cross section and is oriented with a first leg of its L-shape in the direction of a second side profile element, - wherein the first side profile element comprises the first and third profile element. - a first profile subsection for attaching a illuminant, - wherein the first profile subsection has a U-shape in the cross section, - wherein the first profile subsection is formed by a first and a second profile element as well as by at least one connecting element, - wherein the at least one connecting element connects the two profile elements (8, 9) to one another in such a way that together, the connecting element and the two profile elements (8, 9) form the first profile subsection, which has a U-shape in the cross section, - a second profile subsection for hanging an object, - wherein the second profile subsection is formed by a third and a fourth profile element as well as by at least one connecting element, - wherein the profile subsections (2, 3) each have an access opening (4, 5) in the cross section, - wherein the open side of the first, U-shaped profile subsection forms the access opening of the first profile subsection, - wherein the access opening of the first profile subsection is oriented in the opposite direction to the access opening of the second profile subsection, - wherein the access opening of the first profile subsection is oriented towards a room ceiling and the access opening of the second profile subsection is oriented towards the ground, and - wherein a illuminant is arranged within the first profile subsection in such a way that the generated light of the illuminant shines through the access opening of the first profile subsection, - wherein the third and fourth profile element is formed in an L-shaped manner in the cross section and is in each case oriented with one leg of the L-shape in the direction of the other profile element, so that the access opening of the second profile subsection is formed between the two legs, which are oriented towards one another, - wherein the gallery rail profile has a first side profile element comprising a visible side for viewing, - wherein the first side profile element is formed in an L-shaped manner in the cross section and is oriented with a first leg of its L-shape in the direction of a second side profile element, - wherein the first side profile element comprises the first and third profile element.