Budapest History Museum, Historical museum in Buda Castle, Hungary

The Budapest History Museum occupies the southeastern wing of Buda Castle, at Szent György tér 2 in the first district. Its upper floors trace Buda, Óbuda and Pest from the Stone Age through the Roman era to the end of World War II, using crafts, textiles, ceramics, photographs and household objects. Below, the medieval palace remains include a model of the original complex in the lower hall and rooms with 14th- and 15th-century sculpture, painted stove tiles, kitchenware and weapons. Károly Senyei's double sculpture War and Peace stands before the entrance.

The museum's predecessor, the Municipal Museum, was founded by the city in 1887 after Flóris Rómer proposed a city history museum in the 1860s. In 1899 it merged with the archaeology department, and in 1967 the institution moved into the restored Buda Castle and took the name Budapest History Museum.

The exhibition rooms display Hungarian household objects, traditional furniture, and reconstructed living spaces from different periods. These items give a sense of how people actually lived in the city across the centuries.

The museum is open on most days and can be accessed from multiple entry points within or near the castle grounds. Visitors should allow enough time to explore all four floors and be aware that some areas require climbing stairs.

In the lower-level vestibule stands a scale model of the original medieval palace, built to show the extent of the complex whose remains now lie beneath the Royal Palace. The adjoining rooms display sculpture, painted stove tiles, kitchen utensils and weapons from around the 14th and 15th centuries. Outside the entrance is Károly Senyei's double sculpture War and Peace.