--- description: Jon Stewart's 'The Daily Show' will donate its set to the Newseum in Washington, D.C. title: ‘Daily Show’ Set Is Going to the Newseum image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt163a580a03d4e87f/69885e2f196cf41a51037701/gettyimages-458012744_master.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Daily Show](/tag/the-daily-show/) ## The Daily Show Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # ‘Daily Show’ Set Is Going to the Newseum by [Benjamin Snyder/Fortune](/author/benjamin-snyderfortune/) ## Benjamin Snyder/Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2015 3:33 PM CUT  Daily Show Host Jon Stewart. Daily Show Host Jon Stewart.Rick Kern—Getty Images for Comedy Central by [Benjamin Snyder/Fortune](/author/benjamin-snyderfortune/) ## Benjamin Snyder/Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2015 3:33 PM CUT With “The Daily Show” ending this week, the show’s [set will be donated](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/05/daily-show-set-donated-newseum-after-stewart-leaves/31182795/ "undefined") to the Newseum — a museum dedicated to journalism — in Washington, D.C. “We are thrilled to accept the donation of these artifacts to the Newseum collection,” said Cathy Trost, who is the Newseum’s senior vice president of exhibits and programs, in a statement. “They are part of America’s cultural and media history, telling an important story about how political satire and news as humor made ‘The Daily Show’ a trusted news source for a generation.” Stewart’s first episode of the show aired in 1999\. In February, he announced he’d be retiring from the wildly popular satirical news show. For more on the show, read _Fortune’s_ look at [some of the most memorable](http://fortune.com/2015/08/04/jon-stewart-daily-show-clips/ "undefined") business moments. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3987405/daily-show-jon-stewart-newseum/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3987405/daily-show-jon-stewart-newseum/"},"headline":"‘Daily Show’ Set Is Going to the Newseum","datePublished":"2015-08-06T15:33:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:58:02.640Z","description":"The popular satirical news show ends this week","url":"https://time.com/3987405/daily-show-jon-stewart-newseum/","keywords":["The Daily Show","Television","politics","entertainment","Jon Stewart","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt163a580a03d4e87f/69885e2f196cf41a51037701/gettyimages-458012744_master.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Benjamin Snyder/Fortune","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/benjamin-snyderfortune/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt163a580a03d4e87f/69885e2f196cf41a51037701/gettyimages-458012744_master.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Democalypse 2014: South By South Mess","caption":"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Democalypse 2014: South By South Mess","creditText":"Rick Kern—Getty Images for Comedy Central","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-daily-show/","name":"The Daily Show"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3987405/daily-show-jon-stewart-newseum/","name":"‘Daily Show’ Set Is Going to the Newseum"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Late-Night Highlight: Jon Stewart Reveals His 'Daily Show' Blue Paper Doodles","description":"So, you know those blue papers Jon Stewart is always scribbling on during 'The Daily Show?' 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