Both the residence and the manuscripts had not been open to the public for a very long time, but having received aid from the Great Heisei Repairs (a nationwide effort to restore old buildings to their ancient appearance) which lasted from 1994 to 2000, the Reizei residence only was opened to the public for the first time--but only to winners of a special lottery--for five days in the fall of 2001.
住宅、古写本とも長らく一般公開はされてこなかったが、1994年から2000年にかけて「平成の大修理」が行われたことを受け、冷泉家住宅のみ2001年秋に抽選の当選者に限って初めて5日間公開された。