Meet the people who lived in Nord-Gudbrandsdalen over hundred years ago. Who were they, really?

– Studio portraits by Hans H. Lie (1867–1918)

The exhibition “Look at Us!” presents, for the first time, a selection of portraits photographed by Hans H. Lie between 1895 and 1918.

Lie had three studios: in Vinstra, Otta, and Ringebu. He photographed all kinds of people — young and old, rich and poor, locals and travelers.

He captured not only their faces, but details that invite us to reflect on their stories, personalities and place in society. Thanks to Lie’s precise records of his clients, we can identify many of the people in his portraits — yet much remains unknown.

The exhibition creates a meeting between us, living in the present, and all these personalities from the past — people we don’t know, but can still wonder about.

How much do their portraits reveal about who they were? Who might they have been today?

Come and explore the faces and stories of those who lived here before us!