The Prince recognised that the gifts he received were of exceptional quality and design, and felt they should be shared with a wider audience. Even before he left India on 13 March 1876, the Prince considered ways that this might be made possible. During the long voyage home, he decided that the gifts should be exhibited at the Indian Museum at South Kensington (now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum). The museum had been founded specifically to make works of art available to all and to inspire British designers and manufacturers.