The Folk Art Museum of Ayia Marinouda is located in the village of Ayia Marinouda in the Paphos district. The museum is housed in the residence of Dimitris Christodoulou Pastos and Paraskevi Pastou. The Pastos house was built in 1884 and was renovated and maintained by the Ministry, while it was equipped by the Ayia Marinouda Community Council. It has been open since 2017. It houses a collection of traditional objects sourced from residents of the community as well as from across Cyprus, mainly from the Paphos district. These objects illustrate everyday life, the various farming and livestock occupations practised by the residents of the area, and the different expressions of folk art in Cyprus. The rooms of the house have been arranged to recreate the classic sections of a traditional rural home and to present the traditional occupations.

Main Room
The main room served multiple purposes, as building a house required a long period of time. It was used as a bedroom, kitchen, living room and for many other tasks depending on the occupations of the residents. It was also used as a reception room owing to the lack of space.

Storage Room
The storage room was an important part of the house, as this is where all the tools used in the fields were kept in order to protect them from the weather. It was also used as a work area, for tasks such as weaving clothes and carpets. In addition, it was used to store food for both the family and their animals.

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The Folk Art Museum of Agia Marinouda is located in the Agia Marinouda village in the Paphos district. The Folk Art Museum is housed in the residence of Dimitri Christodoulou Pastou and Paraskevou Pastou. The Pastou house was built in 1884 and was renovated and maintained by the Ministry and was equipped by the Agia Manouda Community Board. It began operating since 2017. It accommodates a collection of traditional items which come from residents in the community as well as all of Cyprus, mainly from the Paphos district. These items show the everyday life, the various agriculture and livestock occupations that the residents in the area had, as well as the different manifestations of folk art in Cyprus. The areas of the house have been formed so that they replicate the classic areas of a traditional farm house and present the traditional occupations.

Main room
The main room has many uses as the construction of a house demanded a long period of time. The main room was used as a bedroom, a kitchen, a living room and many other tasks according to the occupations of the residents. It was also used as a hosting room due to the lack of room.

Storage room
The storage room was an important part of the house as this is where all the tools which were used in the fields were kept, in order to protect them from weather conditions. It was also used as a working area, such as the weaving of clothes and carpets. The storage room was also used as an area to keep the food for both the humans and animals of the family.