Buda Castle Museum, Archaeological museum in Buda Castle, Hungary.

The museum occupies four floors of Buda Castle and presents exhibits spanning 2000 years of the city's history through artifacts and displays. The collection includes carved stone pieces, Renaissance materials, and items from the Ottoman period.

Buda Castle was begun under King Béla IV in the 13th century and became a royal residence in the 14th century under the Angevin kings. After the Ottoman conquest of 1541 it served as a barracks and storage site, and the Habsburgs rebuilt it as a palace in the 18th century. The museum was founded in 1967, and excavations from 1974 uncovered much of the collection.

The collection displays carved stone pieces and objects from different rulers that show how Budapest transformed over the centuries. Walking through the exhibits, you notice how each era left its mark on the city through the items on display.

The museum provides tablet-based audio guides in multiple languages to enhance your visit. Certain areas like the Royal Hall require advance registration, so check ahead before arriving.

The museum's basement level holds the Gothic Hall, a vaulted space from the 14th-century royal palace, and the Royal Cellar, where a 15th-century wine cellar survives. Look for the carved stone fragments built into the lower walls, remains of the medieval palace that stood here before the Ottoman and Baroque rebuildings.