Budapest History Museum / Castle Museum

Spent a long time discovering this Jewel of a museum. Lots of floors and Great presentation about the history and life of the city below. Interesting and not too busy. Exhibits were well spaced with dual language signs. They unclude fine art, antiquities with the banner tapestry,, a room full of maps and items showing the castle and city origins, the areas of the medieval castle with chapel, vaulted cistern and workrooms. Plus the renovated room of Stephen Hall for a small extra fee with it's ornate interior.

I had a wonderful experience coming here on a Monday when many other attractions are closed. I used my Buda Card to use public transport on the way to and from and for admission into the museum itself. What an amazing and fascinating experience! Good English signage and thousands of years to look back on in contemplation.

Even without a ticket, you can climb the hill and take in the beautiful views. The museum is included with the Budapest Tourist pass (as is the National Gallery and the Libraries) or you can pay for each separately. St Stephen Hall is apparently a big attraction for tourists, but I much preferred the exhibitions about the history of the area. I found the information about the region's geography and many cultural influenced interesting. I enjoyed their collection of artifacts from prehistory, the Roman era, the Medieval period, Ottoman rule, and up to present day. I imagine it would also be a good spot for kids - there's a number of educational games that I (a full grown adult) loved playing.

The museum itself is very worth visiting.It is huge and they have restored everything very well. However the staffs are a bit lack of knowledge. I went for a visit and the staff told me to store my small backpack. But then I saw many visitors with even bigger sized backpacks were allowed into the museum. They don’t seem to have a “standard”. Make sure you prepare a 100 forint coin or 1 Euro coin as it is required for the self service cloakroom cabinet, you will get it back when you open the cabinet. There is just no place to change the coins.

Good brief history of Budapest from medival period through Mongol, Ottoman invasion, WW 1 and 2 and subsequent Hungarian revolution with Russian occupation

Amazing place to walk around and visit in Budapest. Definitely not to be missed. It's a place full of history and wonder.

Beautiful building, had time for just the History Museum. Notice that a number of museums in EU has their lighting at a dusk, dim level. It was difficult to make out features in paintings or artifacts displayed. This History museum has lots displayed, but was a bit disjointed as there was not exactly a ‘flow’ of when Hungary was founded (?), and the events that shaped it. Overall, I enjoyed the exterior more than the interior.

Visited the museum in early fall, the size of the castle where the museum and Hungarian art galleries are in covers a massive size of ground. The entire architecture is gorgeous and feelslike a maze , with various path connecting different parts of the castle with constant ups and downs. Some stairs can lead to a locked metal door. The view surrounding the castle is breathtaking. It was such a beautiful ground to walk around and enjoy the Hungarian historical architecture, and arts. Staff working inside the museum and art gallery are very friendly. Entrance fee is also reasonable. There are a good amount of tourist on the castle ground, but given the massive size of the area it doesn’t feel very crowded and there was no line to get into the museum. It was a great experience and definitely recommend to visit.