[en] Three general topics are addressed. The first deals with crystal diffraction gamma-ray spectrometers, in particular, with the highly productive GAMS spectrometers at the ILL reactor in Grenoble. They are described in detail because of their great potential for producing capture gamma-ray data of the highest quality. Future possibilities for other developments in the area of crystal diffraction spectroscopy of capture gamma rays are also mentioned. Improved neutron beam facilities for capture gamma-ray experiments are discussed within the general framework of the subject of the production of high-quality thermal neutron beams under a variety of conditions. Finally, a magnetic spectrometer for studies of internal conversion electrons emitted after thermal neutron capture, now nearing completion at the BNL High Flux Research Reactor, is described in some detail. Its characteristics are compared with those of the high-performance (n,e) spectrometer BILL at the ILL research reactor in Grenoble. 2 figures