San Gabriel Mission "Little Bell" was dedicated on Feb. 4, 2006 in the mission gardens, more than 150 years after the last bell was dedicated on the mission bell wall. Visitors can get near the Little Bell on the sidewalk for a picture, and ring the "Little Bell."

  

Mission, Museum, Grounds, 
Gardens, and Gift Shop

        History Challenge (Aug 01,2009)

 

 

Welcome to the San Gabriel Mission Archangel, which was established on September 8, 1771. The mission is rich in the history and traditions of early California.   San Gabriel Mission Archangel was the fourth of 21 California missions founded.  In the early mission era, it grew into a mission called the "Pride of the Missions," for its large production of crops and trading of cattle hides and wine.  Some of this history has been preserved for viewing in the church, museum, and grounds.

MISSION ARCHANGEL CHURCH
The mission church was built of cut stone, brick, and mortar from 1791 to 1805, and it is the oldest structure of its kind south of Monterey, CA.   From 1987 to 1993, the mission was fully restored to repair damage from the 1987 Whittier earthquake.

MISSION MUSEUM
The museum building was constructed in 1812 of
adobe brick with a tiled roof.  Originally, it was used
as sleeping quarters for the mission fathers, and for storing books, some dating back to the early 1500s.

MISSION GROUNDS
A cemetery, indoor and outdoor kitchens, winery, water
cisterns, soap and candle vats, and tanning vats for preparing cattle hides, are some of the preserved parts of the original mission complex.

MISSION GARDENS
The gardens include native and nonnative flowers, 
vines, plants, bushes, and trees.

MISSION GIFT SHOP
The Mission Gift Shop has a nice selection of
rosaries, medals, crucifixes, statues, prayer cards, post cards, greeting cards, framed and unframed pictures, books, videos, CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes, and many religious gifts. There are also Mission souvenirs, books, model kits and accessories.

American Express, Discover, MasterCard,
and VISA are accepted.

The Mission church, museum, grounds, gardens, and gift shop are open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
(All are closed on New Years day, Easter Sunday,
July 4th, Thanksgiving day and Christmas day), and closed   
at noon on Christmas eve.

On some Saturdays, the Old Mission Church has Baptisms at 10 A.M., and Weddings in the afternoon. When a Ceremony is on in the Mission Church, the visitors may enter the Church only after the Ceremony. The Church also has Holy Mass on Sundays, at 7.00 A.M. and 9.30 A.M.

Guided tours Monday through Friday for groups of 20 or more is based upon volunteer docent availability.  Please call (626) 457-3048 about reserving tours.

Admission is
free for children (through age 5),
$3.00 for youth (age 6 thru 17),
$5.00 for adults (age 18 thru 61), and 
$4.00 for senior citizens (age 62 and older).
Prices and hours subject to change without notice.

                                                                                     

To arrange for a possible group tour, 
please contact:


San Gabriel Mission Gift Shop/Tours
427 S. Junipero Serra Dr.
San Gabriel, California  91776
626-457-3048
www.sangabrielmission.org

 

Mailing Address:


San Gabriel Mission Giftshop & Museum
428 S. Mission Dr.
San Gabriel, California  91776