 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 radius of that city; the 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.

Albany County itself owns the largest venue for performing arts in the county, the Times Union Center, which was originally built as the Knickerbocker Arena; it opened on January 30, 1990, with a performance by Frank Sinatra.