Continuum Attractions is taking over The Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition near Inverness, investing £1.5m into its refurbishment and reopening in the spring.
The company is taking a long lease of the Highland tourism site, with a 12-week upgrade plan aiming to enhance the visitor experience.
The exhibition was founded in May 1980 by Ronnie Bremner and designer Tony Hamsworth. The following winter, in conjunction with naturalist Adrian Shine - leader of the Loch Ness Project - a partnership was formed which continues to this day, with the project laboratory and research centre on site.
Juliana Delaney, chief executive of Continuum Attractions, said: “Having had tremendous success with the award-winning Real Mary King’s Close on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, I was keen to seek out another great Scottish story to tell.
“We found it on Loch Ness, this is a magical place - it could be our Jurassic Park, and if a monster hasn’t been found here yet, this is the place in which it will be discovered.”
Michael Golding, chief executive at Visit Inverness Loch Ness, added: “We are delighted to welcome Continuum Attractions to the destination and are working with them to ensure the story and experience are authentically local for our 1.6 million visitors annually.”
Continuum Attractions’ portfolio includes The Real Mary King’s Close in Edinburgh, York’s Chocolate Story, Oxford Castle & Prison, Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, GreenWood Family Park in North Wales, The Coronation Street Tour in Manchester and the Emmerdale Village Tour in Yorkshire.
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