Editing Albany County, New York (section)

===Museums===
Albany County has many historical sites and museums covering a wide range of topics and time periods. The [[Albany Institute of History and Art]] founded in 1791 is one of the oldest museums in the United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albanyinstitute.org/HTML/history.htm |title=The History of the Albany Institute of History from the 1700s to the Present |publisher=Albanyinstitute.org |date=June 1, 1999 |access-date=April 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229200707/http://www.albanyinstitute.org/HTML/history.htm |archive-date=February 29, 2012 }}</ref> and the [[New York State Museum]] is the oldest and largest state museum in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/membership/ |title=Support the New York State Museum |publisher=New York State Museum |access-date=May 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603205328/http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/membership/ |archive-date=June 3, 2009 }}</ref> Many of the museums are historical sites themselves, such as Cherry Hill, the [[Ten Broeck Mansion]], and the [[Schuyler Mansion]] in the city of Albany and the Pruyn House in Colonie. The [[Quackenbush House]] is the second oldest house in the city of Albany and is part of the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center, which includes a [[planetarium]]. The Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center in the city of Albany includes hands-on activities to learn about the unique [[Albany Pine Bush|Pine Bush]] Barrens of the city of Albany and towns of Guilderland and Colonie. Covering the history of pharmacy is the Throop Drug Store Museum at the [[Albany College of Pharmacy]]. The USS Slater, DE-766 is a World War II Destroyer Escort, the last floating Destroyer Escort, owned by the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum is moored from Spring to Fall at the foot of Quay Street in the Hudson River. The ship is open for tours each week and contains an excellent and well-maintained collection of World War II US Naval artifacts.

There are several art museums in Albany County; including the [[Albany Center Gallery]], in downtown Albany, which exhibits works by local artists within a {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}} radius of that city;<ref>{{cite web | title = About Us | publisher = Albany Center Gallery | access-date = November 25, 2009 | url = http://www.albanycentergallery.org/about/}}</ref> the [[University at Albany, SUNY#University Art Museum at University at Albany|University Art Museum]], at the [[University at Albany, SUNY]]; and the Opalka Gallery, at the [[Sage College of Albany]]. The [[Empire State Plaza]] in Albany has one of the most important state collections of modern art in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web | title = Empire State Plaza Art Collection | publisher = New York State Office of General Services | access-date = July 24, 2012 | url = http://ogs.ny.gov/ESP/CT/Art.asp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120822011847/http://ogs.ny.gov/ESP/CT/Art.asp | archive-date = August 22, 2012 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>