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.